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Curriculum expectations
D1— demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the schools of classical philosophy and of classical contributions to the development of scientific inquiryD2— demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the diverse religions and religious rituals of the Graeco-Roman worldD3— identify philosophical, scientific, and religious terminology in English derived from ancient Greek and Latin and use it correctlyD4— describe how their learning about classical philosophy, science, and religion relates to and enhances their understanding of other cultures and fields of study, the contemporary world, and their own experience
Lessons
- From Socrates to AristotleThe line of teachers and pupils that an Arabic bibliographer draws from Socrates through Plato to Aristotle (D1.1).
- Geometry, the sphere and the heavensEuclid, Archimedes and Ptolemy as Arabic sources describe them and their books (D1.2).
- Greek books in Arabic handsHow Greek learning reached Arabic readers, the house that gathered it in Baghdad, and how some of them read Aristotle (D4.1, D4.2).
Brief
Strand D of the Classical Civilization course: Philosophy and Religion. The museum maps three lessons, on the line from Socrates to Aristotle, on three scientific authors, and on Greek books in Arabic. 1
Sources
- Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Classical Studies and International Languages
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islam.museum contributors. “Strand D: Philosophy and Religion”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g12-lvv4u-d/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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