SOCRATES - GUILTY OR INNOCENT?

OVER 50
PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS, AND 
FRIENDS 

JOINED THE ASSEMBLY OF ATHENS TO PARTICIPATE AS JURORS

 IN THE 399 BCE TRIAL OF SOCRATES
VIA ZOOM

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020
HISTORY IS REWRITTEN!
SOCRATES LIVES!

In all four trials, Socrates was found innocent of all charges.

BASIC INFORMATION

·      The 399 BCE trial of Socrates was re-enacted by the WCS Eighth Grade Ancient History Scholars, with their guests (parents, grandparents, friends, and teachers) participating by casting their votes for the guilt or innocence of the philosopher. 

·      The accusers charged Socrates with “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “undermining their religious beliefs.”  Socrates faced death by hemlock if found guilty. The defense rested on Socrates, Plato, and Chaerephon.

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·      Other students crafted questions for the jury to ask of the speakers, based on their research of the time period, the historical trial, and the hidden issues behind the charges brought against Socrates.  

“The Death of Socrates,” by  Jacques Louis David, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, https://www.metmuseum.org/en/art/collection/search/436105, 25 April 2020.

 Socrates is Innocent! (Hayden)

LINK TO 1ST HOUR TRIAL VIDEO

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

CHARACTER LIST:

"The Parthenon at Night," The History Channel, https://www.history.com/news/ancient-greece-architecture-photos, 25 April 2020.

 Socrates is Innocent! (James)

LINK TO 3RD HOUR TRIAL VIDEO

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

CHARACTER LIST:

Greek Warriors - Black Figure Pottery, Shutterstock, https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/ancient-greece-warrior-figure-pottery-greek-1211372806, 25 April 2020.

  Socrates is Innocent! (Kalie)

LINK TO 4TH HOUR TRIAL VIDEO

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

CHARACTER LIST

Greek Red-Figure Pottery, Getty Images, https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/ancient-greece?mediatype=photography&phrase=ancient%20greece&sort=mostpopular, 25 April 2020.

 Socrates is Innocent! (Evan)

LINK TO 5TH HOUR TRIAL VIDEO

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

CHARACTER LIST:

"Porch of the Maidens - Erychtheon," Greece: Ancient and Modern, http://www.greeceancientmodern.com/porchofmaidens.html, 25 April 2020.

What was Life Like in Ancient Rome?

Follow this link to BBC Bitesize - What was life like in ancient Rome?

Read the BBC Bitesize quick overview of Roman history and write down FOUR things you learned.  Be ready to respond when we play Rapid Fire in our Zoom class on Tues. next week.

Watch this short video on the Etruscans and Rome.Write down 2 things you learned and 2 things the Romans borrowed from them.

Add Etruscans and Monarchy to this timeline.

April 21, 753 BCE Happy Birthday, Rome!

DIGGING HISTORY! 5 MIN. ROMAN HISTORY VIDEO

Virtual Field Trips & Enrichment

Let's take a field trip to Athens!

Grab your suitcase!

Bring your parents along too!

  

OPTIONAL FIELD TRIP TO ATHENS, GREECE

    

OPTIONAL - Field Trip to Athens - Watch the short video of what the Acropolis looked like. Then use Google Earth to go to Athens.  Use the search icon to select one of the sites on the list in your One Note. Then click the little yellow stick figure guy to walk around the different sites. Zoom in and out. Write down something you think is interesting about each site you visit.  Be ready to tell which is your favorite.  Visit these locations - but have fun exploring other places.  This does NOT need to be completed by Tues.  This is an on-going activity.

PLACES TO VISIT:  Write down something about each place you go

1)    Acropolis

2) Parthenon

3) Erechtheion – look for the Porch of the Caryatids

4) Propylaea

5)  Temple of Athena Nike

6)  Odeon of Herodes Atticus

7)  Theater of Dionysus

8) Hill of Areopagus

9)  Temple of Hephaestus

10)Temple of Olympian Zeus

11)Temple of Ares

12)Ancient Agora

13)Stoa of Attalos

14)Prison of Socrates