- Greeks were war-like - Especially Spartans
- Spartans were known for their tough, ruthless infantry
- Spartan boys started training at the age of seven
Naval Power
- Athens had a great infantry but nothing compared to their navy
- Most effective weapon: Trireme
- technological marvel
- fastest ship in the world at the time
- rowed by about 170 men on 3 levels
- could be used as a battering ram
- agile; fast
Phalanx: Close-ranked, dense grouping of warriors
- armed with long spears and interlocking shields
- soldiers advanced slowly toward their enemy until they broke through their ranks
Philosopherlapalooza - Socrates
- looked at science and logic (not gods) for explanation about the world
- the socratic method fostered critical thinking
- socrates was charged with serious crimes:
- impiety (disrespecting the gods)
- corrupting the youth
- he described himself as a stinging gadfly, and the Athens as a lazy horse
- did not deny what he did
- found guilty; sentenced to death by drinking hemlock
Plato
- student and follower of socrates
- wrote socrates' teachings
- republic was socrates' discussion
Aristotle
- student of Plato
- Helped foster Athens as an intellectual destination
- his school focused on cooperative research
- didn't invent the internet but had a dream of the idea
- tutored Alexander the Great
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