CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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youth
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athletes
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elders
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aristocrats
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was found guilty of “impiety” and “corrupting the young”, sentenced to death, and then required to carry out his own execution by consuming a deadly potion of the poisonous plant hemlock.
Detailed explanation-2: -Finally, by corrupting the young, Socrates was accused of encouraging his students down the path he had chosen-in particular, the one that led him into trouble with the radical democracy of the time, Socrates believed that the ballot box was a stupid way to elect representatives.
Detailed explanation-3: -To improve society socrates would question citizens of Athens and make them think about their reality. During Socrates trial they accused him of corrupting the youth. Socrates would never willingly corrupt the youth because he saw the youth as the future. Socrates saw corrupting the youth as a way of self harm.