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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”? ___________________________
2. Who was allowed to participate in Athenian democracy?
3. Who was NOT allowed to participate in Athenian democracy?
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.
Diokles (foreigner, male):
Eirene (foreigner, female):
Lydos (slave, male):
Aristophon (farmer, male):
Ampharete (citizen, businesswoman, female):
Eleutheros (citizen, wealthy, male):
Leagros (12 years old, son of a citizen, male):
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 definition 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?
*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?
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?