• Agora - A public place for assemblies and markets in ancient Greece 
  • Polis- a city state in ancient Greece used for philosopher purposes 
  • The importance of the year 508 BC to the ancient Greeks-  Democracy was introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes
  • Socrates-  Greek philosopher who laid down fundamentals of modern Western philosophy
  • The death of Socrates- poison, found guilty of refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state and corruption of the youth
  • The Socratic method- a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue 
  • Idiot in ancient Greece-Those who did not contribute to politics and the community

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