Chapter 4/Section 4 - Ms-Jernigans-SS
... • In a direct democracy, people vote firsthand on laws and policies. • Direct democracy worked in Athens because of the small number of Athenian citizens. • In larger populated countries, the democratic government is a representative democracy. • In a representative democracy, people select smaller ...
... • In a direct democracy, people vote firsthand on laws and policies. • Direct democracy worked in Athens because of the small number of Athenian citizens. • In larger populated countries, the democratic government is a representative democracy. • In a representative democracy, people select smaller ...
File - Mr. C at Hamilton
... cultural contributions to Western Civilization. BUT, the areas where they did influence have stayed ...
... cultural contributions to Western Civilization. BUT, the areas where they did influence have stayed ...
Sparta and Athens 4.2
... • Nobles had seized power from the kings during the Dark Ages. • Noble rule did not last long. Farmers, who had trouble financing their farms, had to borrow money from nobles and often could not pay back the debt. • The farmers lost their land and had to work for the nobles or were sold into ...
... • Nobles had seized power from the kings during the Dark Ages. • Noble rule did not last long. Farmers, who had trouble financing their farms, had to borrow money from nobles and often could not pay back the debt. • The farmers lost their land and had to work for the nobles or were sold into ...
The Athenian Origins of Direct Democracy
... delegations. In other words, the Council was responsible for the smooth running of the daily operations of the Athenian city-state. Membership on the Council was for one year but it was possible to serve a second term. A minimum of 250 new members had to be chosen every year and it has been suggeste ...
... delegations. In other words, the Council was responsible for the smooth running of the daily operations of the Athenian city-state. Membership on the Council was for one year but it was possible to serve a second term. A minimum of 250 new members had to be chosen every year and it has been suggeste ...
The Age of Pericles
... • Sparta did not join the league. • Headquarters on the island of Delos. • Chief officials of the league were from Athens and little by little Athens took over. • Headquarters of the league moved to Athens in 454 B.C. ...
... • Sparta did not join the league. • Headquarters on the island of Delos. • Chief officials of the league were from Athens and little by little Athens took over. • Headquarters of the league moved to Athens in 454 B.C. ...
The Classical Review War and Democracy (D.M.) Pritchard (ed
... seeks to demonstrate this through analysis of three speeches that attest to tensions concerning the city’s various military institutions (Lys. 9 and 16; [Dem.] 50). While this sort of discussion in the law courts may have contributed to military reforms in Athens as Blanshard suggests, it is not cle ...
... seeks to demonstrate this through analysis of three speeches that attest to tensions concerning the city’s various military institutions (Lys. 9 and 16; [Dem.] 50). While this sort of discussion in the law courts may have contributed to military reforms in Athens as Blanshard suggests, it is not cle ...
4 KEY
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Rousseau`s Mistake: Representation and the Myth
... If democracy as a political regime is always, in fact, representative (in the sense just defined of involving some form of authority delegation), then the interesting question is not: direct or representative democracy? But instead: What kind of representation should we favor? The real opposition is ...
... If democracy as a political regime is always, in fact, representative (in the sense just defined of involving some form of authority delegation), then the interesting question is not: direct or representative democracy? But instead: What kind of representation should we favor? The real opposition is ...
Classical Civilizations: Mediterranean Basin 1 WH010 Activity
... that democracy led to poor decision-making. They believed giving the votes to mass of uneducated citizens was a mistake that would one day cost Athens dearly. On the other hand, some people felt that certain aspects of Athenian society still favored the aristocrats. It’s also important to know that ...
... that democracy led to poor decision-making. They believed giving the votes to mass of uneducated citizens was a mistake that would one day cost Athens dearly. On the other hand, some people felt that certain aspects of Athenian society still favored the aristocrats. It’s also important to know that ...
2014 Senior External Examination Ancient History
... by standing for various offices and magistracies, or serving on Athens' council, the boule: Perikles praises this form of government in his Funeral Oration. … Greek cities also possessed governments in the form of kingships (especially the dual kingship in Sparta), tyrannies (one-man rule), aristocr ...
... by standing for various offices and magistracies, or serving on Athens' council, the boule: Perikles praises this form of government in his Funeral Oration. … Greek cities also possessed governments in the form of kingships (especially the dual kingship in Sparta), tyrannies (one-man rule), aristocr ...
Historein - eJournals
... the common people. Thus, even when these works focused specifically on Athens, as was the case with the earliest historical accounts of Greek past, written by the French writer Guillaume Postel in 1541 and the humanist thinker Carolus Sigonius in 1565, their subject matter was not the Athenian democ ...
... the common people. Thus, even when these works focused specifically on Athens, as was the case with the earliest historical accounts of Greek past, written by the French writer Guillaume Postel in 1541 and the humanist thinker Carolus Sigonius in 1565, their subject matter was not the Athenian democ ...
Julie`s Thoughts on War and the Price of Hubris Juliana Paradise
... Perhaps then we will understand, albeit too late, why the only legitimate power is the kind that great vision and intelligence wields. True democracy requires leaders of the highest order with a vision of the peoples’ true potentials and the skills of great educators to help them see what could be—f ...
... Perhaps then we will understand, albeit too late, why the only legitimate power is the kind that great vision and intelligence wields. True democracy requires leaders of the highest order with a vision of the peoples’ true potentials and the skills of great educators to help them see what could be—f ...
Document A: Pericles (Modified) - mr. wright`s world geography class
... which could be exercised but did not have to be. The exile did not involve confiscation or any other punitive measures; it was designed only to remove an individual from the political arena. . . . The Athenians were better than we are at enforcing accountability in their public officials. . . . Almo ...
... which could be exercised but did not have to be. The exile did not involve confiscation or any other punitive measures; it was designed only to remove an individual from the political arena. . . . The Athenians were better than we are at enforcing accountability in their public officials. . . . Almo ...
Document A: Pericles (Modified)
... which could be exercised but did not have to be. The exile did not involve confiscation or any other punitive measures; it was designed only to remove an individual from the political arena. . . . The Athenians were better than we are at enforcing accountability in their public officials. . . . Almo ...
... which could be exercised but did not have to be. The exile did not involve confiscation or any other punitive measures; it was designed only to remove an individual from the political arena. . . . The Athenians were better than we are at enforcing accountability in their public officials. . . . Almo ...
The Polis and Athenian Government
... Red Rope: During the late 5th century B.C. Athens employed slaves to round up citizens to attend the public assembly. They carried between them a rope dipped in red paint. If a person tried to resist going to the assembly they were sure to get caught in the rope and have red paint on their clothes. ...
... Red Rope: During the late 5th century B.C. Athens employed slaves to round up citizens to attend the public assembly. They carried between them a rope dipped in red paint. If a person tried to resist going to the assembly they were sure to get caught in the rope and have red paint on their clothes. ...
Athens vs Sparta ASSIGNMENT
... 1- What is democracy & what did this allow Athenian citizens to do? ...
... 1- What is democracy & what did this allow Athenian citizens to do? ...
West Africa - Lee County Schools / Homepage
... When commoners became unhappy with oligarchies, they supported powerful military men who overthrew the oligarchies. These men set themselves up as tyrants. Some tyrannies were very popular and prosperous. Other tyrants abused their power and became unpopular. ...
... When commoners became unhappy with oligarchies, they supported powerful military men who overthrew the oligarchies. These men set themselves up as tyrants. Some tyrannies were very popular and prosperous. Other tyrants abused their power and became unpopular. ...
Aristotle: On Greek Governance
... philosophy, provided a real-life laboratory for anyone who sought to compare different systems of government. Aristotle sets out to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three basic modes of government Athens had known. Note the importance of justice as a principle often referred to ...
... philosophy, provided a real-life laboratory for anyone who sought to compare different systems of government. Aristotle sets out to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three basic modes of government Athens had known. Note the importance of justice as a principle often referred to ...
Historiographical Estrangement as Critique: The Divided History of
... the common people. Thus, even when these works focused specifically on Athens, as was the case with the earliest historical accounts of Greek past, written by the French writer Guillaume Postel in 1541 and the humanist thinker Carolus Sigonius in 1565, their subject matter was not the Athenian democ ...
... the common people. Thus, even when these works focused specifically on Athens, as was the case with the earliest historical accounts of Greek past, written by the French writer Guillaume Postel in 1541 and the humanist thinker Carolus Sigonius in 1565, their subject matter was not the Athenian democ ...
BBC - Athens - Bettany Hughes
... surprise they were jumpy. We are talking massive numbers. As many as one in three of the people who lived in Athens were slaves. The Athenians could be such vigorous democrats because they ...
... surprise they were jumpy. We are talking massive numbers. As many as one in three of the people who lived in Athens were slaves. The Athenians could be such vigorous democrats because they ...
Ancient Greece Unit 3: Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age
... Executive branch made up of elected and appointed officials Juries composed of 12 jurors Defendants and plaintiffs have attorneys; on appeals process ...
... Executive branch made up of elected and appointed officials Juries composed of 12 jurors Defendants and plaintiffs have attorneys; on appeals process ...
REVIEW Arlene W. Saxonhouse, Free Speech and Democracy in
... cities, and the Athenians’ support for democratic regimes (as opposed to the Spartans’ elitist posture) meant that Peloponnesian War was in part waged as a proxy fight between rival political parties. In such a context, everyone had something to conceal. Saxonhouse concludes with a discussion of Pla ...
... cities, and the Athenians’ support for democratic regimes (as opposed to the Spartans’ elitist posture) meant that Peloponnesian War was in part waged as a proxy fight between rival political parties. In such a context, everyone had something to conceal. Saxonhouse concludes with a discussion of Pla ...
Green Democracy, Ecological Rationality
... entire discussion (depending on one’s motivations). Part of our task is easy. “Environmental democracy” can be defined as the making of environmental decisions under conditions described by Winston Churchill as the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried. But what ...
... entire discussion (depending on one’s motivations). Part of our task is easy. “Environmental democracy” can be defined as the making of environmental decisions under conditions described by Winston Churchill as the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried. But what ...
SAC Worksheet
... Funeral Oration” given by the Athenian general and politician Pericles in 431 BC. Pericles was the leader of Athens when it was most powerful. He gave this speech during a funeral for Athenian soldiers that died in the first year of a civil war against Sparta, Athens’ biggest rival. "Our constitutio ...
... Funeral Oration” given by the Athenian general and politician Pericles in 431 BC. Pericles was the leader of Athens when it was most powerful. He gave this speech during a funeral for Athenian soldiers that died in the first year of a civil war against Sparta, Athens’ biggest rival. "Our constitutio ...
Direct democracy
Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of modern Western-style democracies, which are indirect democracies.