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HistoryAncient Greece & Romeusually ages 9–11

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 your child 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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Athens Versus Spartaages 7–9Philosophers lived in Athens — need city-state context
Athenian Democracyages 7–9Philosophy and democracy were intertwined in Athens
Greek Philosophers and Medicinethis skill · ages 9–11
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Greek and Roman Legacy Todayages 9–11Philosophy is a key Greek legacy
Alexander the Great's Empireages 9–11Alexander was Aristotle's student

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Alexander the Great's Empireages 9–11 Evidence for Greek and Roman Lifeages 9–11 Fall of the Western Roman Empireages 9–11 Greek and Roman Architectureages 9–11

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