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#4 Name: KEY Period: Date: 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?