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Ancient Greece
City State
Athens
1400-Today
Birthplace of Democracy
Essential Standards
• 6.C&G.1 Understand the development of government
in various civilizations, societies and regions.
• 6.G.1Understand geographic factors that influenced
the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations,
societies and regions (i.e. Africa, Asia, Europe, and
the Americas) over time.
• 6.H.2 Understand the political, economic and/or
social significance of historical events, issues,
individuals and cultural groups.
Clarifying Objectives
• 6.C&G.1.1 Explain the origins and structures of various
governmental systems (e.g., democracy, absolute monarchy and
constitutional monarchy).
• 6.C&G.1.2 Summarize the ideas that shaped political thought in
various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g., divine right,
equality, liberty, citizen participation and integration of religious
principles).
• 6.G.1.3 Compare distinguishing characteristics of various world
regions (e.g., physical features, culture, political organization and
ethnic make-up).
• 6.H.2.2 Compare historical and contemporary events and issues to
understand continuity and change.
Essential Questions
• What is the basis of Democracy vs. Absolute
Monarchy?
• What were the political thoughts/ideas behind
a Democratic Government?
• How can politics characterize Ancient Athens?
City States
• Ancient Greece was
broken up into city
states
• Think of this as all of
Ancient Greece being
the whole USA
• North Carolina being
one of the city states
Ancient Greece’s Government
• Ancient Greece had
always been run as a
MONARCHY for hundreds
of years
• Then it was run as an
OLIGARCHY
• Then a TYRANY
• Finally DEMOCRACY took
root
Experiment called Democracy
• All civilizations up until
this point in history had
been an ABSOLUTE
MONARCHY
• But what if the people
were given the right to
choose, make decisions
• This was DEMOCRACY
Essential Questions
• Get with a partner and answer….
• What is the basis of Democracy vs. Absolute
Monarchy?
Persia was Coming
• The great Persian Army was
coming to take over all of
Ancient Greece
• The people were given a
choice (vote) on whether to
go & fight or to hide behind
the city walls
• The freedom for ordinary
people to CHOOSE was
DEMOCRACY at work for
the first time in history
• http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=IndRAsYX4W4
Political Thought
• The idea/political thought
behind democracy was give
power to the people of the
city
• Not to Kings or Queens but
rather to ordinary citizens
• This was founded on the
thought that every person
deserved
① Equality
② Freedom
③ Liberty
Essential Questions
• Get with a partner and answer….
• What were the political thoughts/ideas behind
a Democratic Government?
Democracy Becomes the Way of Life
• Democracy works so well
in Athens that it becomes
the way of life as people
love having the power
• There are no more Kings
& Queens that will make
decisions by themselves
• How did it work??
Acropolis & Agora
• There were two main
important areas in the city
state of Athens
① Acropolis
② Agora
• Acropolis was a place of
worship. It was on top of a hill
and was where the temples
were built
• Agora was the place of
government, place of decision
making for the people
Acropolis
• Acropolis was the “high” part
of the city of Athens
① Highest point in the city
② Place where they worshiped
the highest gods in Greek
Mythology
• This was a place of worship to
the gods & goddesses of Greek
Mythology
• It is highlighted by the
Parthenon which was a temple
built for the Goddess Athena
• http://www.history.com/topic
s/ancient-greecedemocracy/videos#deconstruc
ting-history-the-acropolis
Agora
• Agora was the town
center & marketplace of
Ancient Athens
• This is where all the
Athenian people gathered
• This was the center for
Athenian people for…
① Commercial
② Social
③ Political
Athenian Commercial Agora
• Commercial Section of the
Agora was where Athenian
citizens could buy & sell
things
• Athenians could either
buy….
① Food
② Clothing
③ Books
• It was the site of the world’s
first malls
Athenian Social Agora
• Social section of the Agora was
where Athenians went to
“hang out”
• This was where the famous
philosophers hung out and
talked to people about their
thoughts
• It was also where rich
Athenians went to school
• Where Athletic events would
take place
Athenian Political Agora
• Political area of the
Agora was where all the
Democratic government
decisions took place
• This was where the…
① Boule
② Ekklesia (Pynx)
③ Dikasteria
Agora Boule
• The Boule was a council
of 500 men from every
major part of Athens
(big city)
• They met everyday and
decided what was going
to be important enough
to bring to Ekklasia
Agora Ekklasia (Pynx)
• Agrora Pynx was a gathering
place in the Agora where
people would come to vote
• There was enough room for
6,000 people at the Pynx
• People would stand up at
the front and state their
idea & Athenians would
either “cheer or boo” the
idea
Orators
• Orators are great public
speakers that would try to
convince the voters to vote
for their ideas
• The Pinnex would always
have at least 2 Orators that
would have two different
sides to the argument
• This way voters always got a
chance to vote for what
they felt was right
Example: How do we spend the silver?
• Get a tax break from
the Athenian
Government (get a little
bit of money)
• Or
• Use the extra silver to
construct more ships
Agora Dikasteria
• Dikasteria was the 3rd part
of the political Agora
• There were no police
• This was another 500 man
council that would act a
court system
• The members of the
Dikasteria would decide
who was innocent & who
was guilty
Athens Becomes Powerful
• Under the Democratic
Government Athens
became the most
powerful city state in all
of Greece
• Democracy became the
government choice of
most of Ancient Greece
Athens lives On
• Today in America our
government is a Democracy
• We vote for the laws of our
country
• We are not governed by a
King or Queen but rather by
a President who is supposed
to oversee the people not
rule over them
Essential Questions
• Get with a partner and answer….
• How can politics characterize Ancient Athens?
EOG Questions
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Order of Ruling Powers in Ancient Greece
1. Monarchy
2. Oligarchy
3. Tyranny
4. Democracy
Which statement explains the list above?
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A) Some city-states of Ancient Greece went from being governed by their citizens
to being ruled by a king.
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B) Some city-states of Ancient Greece went from being ruled by nobility to being
governed by their citizens.
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C) Some city-states of Ancient Greece went from being ruled by military leaders
to being governed by the upper class.
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D) Some city-states of Ancient Greece went from being ruled by rich merchants
to being governed by men of nobility.
EOG Questions
• An absolute monarchy is a type of government structure.
Which of the statements describes this type of structure?
• A) The citizens have an equal say in their government.
• B) The citizens elect representatives to run the
government.
• C) The ruler has complete power over the citizens or
inhabitants.
• D) The ruler has control of the government, but citizens
have rights
Important Points
• 6.C&G.1.1 ATHENS is where
DEMOCRACY started
• 6.C&G.1.1 DEMOCRACY is
government by the citizens
not by Kings & Queens
• 6.C&G.1.1 In DEMOCRACY the
citizens get to CHOOSE
• 6.H.2.2 (Historical vs.
Contemporary Events) Today
the USA still uses Democracy
to govern their people. They
got this from Ancient Greece
• 6.C&G.1.2 (Political
Thought/Idea) Liberty,
Equality, Freedom, Civic
Participation is the thought
behind Democracy
• 6.G.1.3 (Distinguishing
Characteristics) Everybody all
over the world today knows
that ATHENS started
DEMOCRACY