HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Why was Socrates arrested, put on trial, and sentenced to death?
|
|
Socrates taught the poor how to read
|
|
|
Socrates publicly questioned the power of the gods.
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
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.
There is 1 question to complete.