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MS – 45 Grade 6 World History CRQ #1 Ancient Greece The Athenian Jury System Directions: Use the information below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions that follow. Historical Background: The jury system in ancient Greece, and particularly the city-state of Athens, has always been considered one of Greece’s major democratic achievements. In this system, there were no lawyers; rather the defendants were responsible for presenting their own cases. Only male citizens could appear in a law court. If a defendant was a woman, she had to be represented by the nearest male relative. In Athens, only male citizens, 30 years of age or older, could serve as jurors. Jury duty was considered an Athenian citizen’s civic obligation. Jurors placed “guilty” or “not guilty” disks (like the one below) into a bronze urn. Voting was secret and the majority of votes decided the verdict. Jurors listened to a case and passed judgment immediately. Athenian Voting Disk Name: _____________________________________________ Class: _________ MS – 45 Grade 6 World History CRQ #1 Ancient Greece The Athenian Jury System 1. What Greek city-state was known for its democratic jury system? [1] __________________________________________________________ 2. What Athenian jury system object is represented by the diagram on the first page? [1] __________________________________________________________ 3. What was expected of every Athenian citizen? [1] _________________________________________________________ 3. Using the historical background, what part of the Athenian jury system does not sound “democratic” to us today? [2] _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4. Explain one way in which jury duty in ancient Athens was the same as jury duty today? [2] _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 5. In a criminal or murder trial in the United States, the jury must be unanimous to reach a verdict. In ancient Athens, a simple majority of the jurors decided each case. Which method is fairer? Why? [3] _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________