During the Golden Age, Socrates taught in Athens. Socrates was a philosopher – someone who used reason to try and understand the world around them. Socrates wanted people to wonder about qualities, like courage and justice, He would ask students questions so that they would examine the thinking and beliefs. Many times people would become upset with Socrates when they realized that THEIR thinking was wrong. His most important lesson was know thyself.
             Socrates' thinking scared people and in 399 B.C. he was charged with "corrupting the young", and "not worshiping the same gods worshiped by the state". He was condemned to life in prison. Friends urged him to flee, but he ignored their pleas saying that that would be unacceptable behavior.
             Athenians were the very first people to put on plays. Many of today's movies, play, and television shows take after the very first Greek dramas. During the Golden Age some of the greatest plays were ever made.
             There were two different types of plays – tragedies and comedies. The more famous plays from the Ancient Greek era were tragedies. Often tragedies told stories of fictional characters that weren't able to reach their goal or mission and usually ended with a death.
             Comedies weren't always like today's laugh out loud comedies. They were tales of made up characters that were able to reach their goal or mission. However, some comedies were light hearted and poked fun at well know politicians or customs. With Athens freedom, people were able to enjoy the sense of humor.
             In 500 B.C. Pythagoras tried to explain the world in mathematical terms. He investigated numbers, especially whole numbers, and their ratios. Geometry students today learn about the Pythagrom Theorem and characteristics of the right triangle. Pythagoras was one of the fist people to believe that the world was round and revolved around a fixed point. He provi...