SOPHIA ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS UNIT
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COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ Ethics. Answer: Branch of philosophy which deals with the moral
principles governing a person's behavior; study of how to act rightly
◉ "Golden Mean". Answer: Do nothing in excess, but rather seek the
middle; teaching of Aristotle
◉ Cowardice. Answer: Defect of the virtue Courage
◉ Foolhardiness. Answer: Excess of virtue Courage
◉ Monarchy. Answer: Good form of government ruled by one
◉ Tyranny. Answer: Selfish form of government ruled by one
◉ Oligarchy. Answer: Selfish form of government ruled by a few
◉ Aristocracy. Answer: Good form of government ruled by a few
, ◉ Polity/Constitutional democracy. Answer: Good form of
government ruled by many
◉ Democracy. Answer: Selfish form of government ruled by many
◉ Aristotle. Answer: Greatest philosopher in the West
◉ Averroes. Answer: Muslim philosopher who wrote commentaries
on Aristotle
◉ Aquinas. Answer: Christian philosopher who made Aristotle
popular in Europe during the Middle Ages
◉ Stoicism. Answer: Philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in the
3rd Century B.C., which believed that humans must live in harmony
with nature and that emotions like fear and envy are deformities
◉ Herodotus. Answer: Father of History; Wrote the History of the
Persian Wars in 435 B.C.
◉ Polytheists. Answer: People who believe in many gods
◉ Myths. Answer: Traditional stories about gods and heroes which
express a culture's religious beliefs
1 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ Ethics. Answer: Branch of philosophy which deals with the moral
principles governing a person's behavior; study of how to act rightly
◉ "Golden Mean". Answer: Do nothing in excess, but rather seek the
middle; teaching of Aristotle
◉ Cowardice. Answer: Defect of the virtue Courage
◉ Foolhardiness. Answer: Excess of virtue Courage
◉ Monarchy. Answer: Good form of government ruled by one
◉ Tyranny. Answer: Selfish form of government ruled by one
◉ Oligarchy. Answer: Selfish form of government ruled by a few
◉ Aristocracy. Answer: Good form of government ruled by a few
, ◉ Polity/Constitutional democracy. Answer: Good form of
government ruled by many
◉ Democracy. Answer: Selfish form of government ruled by many
◉ Aristotle. Answer: Greatest philosopher in the West
◉ Averroes. Answer: Muslim philosopher who wrote commentaries
on Aristotle
◉ Aquinas. Answer: Christian philosopher who made Aristotle
popular in Europe during the Middle Ages
◉ Stoicism. Answer: Philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in the
3rd Century B.C., which believed that humans must live in harmony
with nature and that emotions like fear and envy are deformities
◉ Herodotus. Answer: Father of History; Wrote the History of the
Persian Wars in 435 B.C.
◉ Polytheists. Answer: People who believe in many gods
◉ Myths. Answer: Traditional stories about gods and heroes which
express a culture's religious beliefs
