History // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek Philosophers and Medicine
Know that Greek thinkers called philosophers developed ways of understanding the world that still influence us today — Socrates asked challenging questions to test ideas (the Socratic method), Plato imagined the ideal society, Aristotle observed and classified the natural world — and that Hippocrates is called the father of medicine for insisting on natural causes of illness rather than blaming the gods
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Could the learner tell you about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle — what each one was famous for — and explain why Greek thinkers still matter today?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Describe what Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle each contributed to thinking and learning
- Explain the Socratic method as learning by asking questions rather than just being told answers
- Say why Hippocrates is called the father of medicine
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2 topics- Athens Versus SpartaRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 7 to 9
Philosophers lived in Athens — need city-state context
- Athenian DemocracyHelpful
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 7 to 9
Philosophy and democracy were intertwined in Athens
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Greek Philosophers and Medicine
Ages 9 to 11 // Concept
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2 topics- Greek and Roman Legacy TodayRequired
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 9 to 11
Philosophy is a key Greek legacy
- Alexander the Great's EmpireHelpful
Ancient Greece & Rome // Ages 9 to 11
Alexander was Aristotle's student
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