Greek terms

Today we looked up terms and how they applied to the ancient greeks. We learned the word agora. Agora was a public open space used for assemblies and markets. Another word is polis. Polis is a city or state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purpose. Then we said why the year 508 BC was important. The year 508 BC was important because its when the democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes. It was the first time they revolted against his ruler. Socrates was a classic Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of western philosophy. He fought in the Peloponnesian war. He committed two crimes of refusing to recognise the gods acknowledged by the state and corrupting the young. He was found guilty and sentenced to a death penalty. The socratic method is when u start as a hypothesis, then set out to prove or disprove.