HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Why did the government execute Socrates?
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For “corrupting the youth”
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For leading an armed rebellion
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For freeing the helots
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For siding with the Persians
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He was arguably guilty of the crimes with which he was charged, impiety and corrupting the youth, because he did reject the city’s gods and he did inspire disrespect for authority among his youthful followers (though that was not his intention). He was accordingly convicted and sentenced to death by poison.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: According to those who put him on trial in 399 BCE, Socrates had corrupted the youth by teaching them that the Greek gods lacked substance or even existed.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the year 399 BC, seventy years after he was born, Socrates was brought before the Athenian court on charges of impiety and corrupting the city’s youth.
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