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World History 7
Athens: Life and Government
FQ: How was power defined in the ancient Greek city-state of Athens?
Part 1 - Go to my website and click on the following link:
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/home_set.html
Read the description of Athens on the main page first.
1. What did Athens do “first”? DEMOCRACY
2. Who was allowed to participate in Athenian democracy?
Male citizens
3. Who was NOT allowed to participate in Athenian democracy?
Women, children, slaves, foreigners (metics)
4. Click on “Story” and go through the day of the different types of people living in
Athens. As you go through their day, consider the focus question and give examples of
the type of power each person had or did not have and how it affected their role in
society. talks about AGORA = town center, marketplace, socialize
Diokles (foreigner, male): owns slave and shop, “metic”- can’t vote, drinks/gambles
Eirene (foreigner, female): says it is more honorable for women to stay at home
but she shops in the Agora anyway, musician and parties, weaver
Lydos (slave, male): owned by a potter and training to be one, works a lot
Aristophon (farmer, male): owns a farm but does not really work on it – has
tenants and slaves to do that, goes to town for politics like jury duty
Ampharete (citizen, businesswoman, female): sells cloth in the Agora despite dirty
looks from men who don’t like her being there
Eleutheros (citizen, wealthy, male): hangs out at the Agora, buys groceries, attends
debates and parties
Leagros (12 years old, son of a citizen, male): goes to tutor’s house while sister stays
home, attends Academy or main school of Athens, learns philosophy and athletics
5. Summarize/analyze now. Make some type of chart or picture representation of how
power was distributed in ancient Athens. Consider the categories of people, and be
sure to include labels. Imagine this is something you would find in a textbook next to
a paragraph describing the different social classes in Athens.
6. Now compare Athenian social order to today. How was the distribution of power in
Athens similar to/different from other civilizations we looked at this year? How is
Athenian social order similar to/different from our country today?
Similar to other civilizations – kids/women have little power (remember
Hammurabi’s code in Mesopotamia?), wealthy always seem to have power but
represent the fewest number of people
Different from other civilizations – emphasis on citizenship and the ability to
participate in government decision making
Compare to today – who is “not free” today? Citizens vs. noncitizens
*If you have time, look at the “Explore” and “Challenge” parts of the website.*
Under “Challenge” – What does the red rope game tell us about the importance of
government participation in Athens?
Red paint meant you had resisted going to the assembly and the slaves had to “rope you”
into going. If the assembly saw red paint, they would not pay you. This shows the
importance of government participation to the Athenians.
PART 2 – Update the City-States!
If Spartans and Athenians were part of American society, what type of teenager
would each be today?
Draw or find and adapt a picture of how each would appear (fashion, build, etc.).
What music would they listen to?
What music would they listen to?
What types of extra-curricular
What types of extra-curricular
activities would they be involved in?
activities would they be involved in?
What classes would they be
What classes would they be
strongest/weakest in?
strongest/weakest in?
PART 3 – Analysis
FQ: How was the definition of power different in Athens than Sparta?
What did this mean for government in both places?
What can we learn from both about the “best” type of government?