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Athenian Democracy
Causes and Consequences
Oct., 2015
CHW3M
Causes and Consequences
Shifts our focus to
the multiple causes and
consequences of events, both
intended and unintended
Personal Example: How I Got Here
(to history class)
Long-term
cause
(underlying)
Medium-term
cause
Short-term
cause
I have loved
history since I
was young
because I loved
hearing stories
from my
grandmother
I heard other
students talk
about how
helpful and
interesting this
course was
The bell rang so I: I will be able
I ran to class
to graduate from
high school
U: I will be a
better thinker 
The Big Six, pages 116-117.
Consequences
(intended and
unintended)
Cause and Consequence Vocabulary
Intended * Decided * Expected * Foresaw
* Predicted * Catalyzed * Incited * Kindled
* Triggered *Sparked * Lead to *
Contributed to * Made possible *Resulted
in * Encouraged * Blocked * Prevented *
Made worse * Accelerated * Exacerbated
* Strengthened * Reinforced * Weakened
* Blocked
What Happened That Led to This?
Consequence:
Cause:
Insert linking word
Cause:
Consequence:
Insert linking word
Cause:
Consequence:
Insert linking word
Note: multiple causes may lead to one or
more consequences. It’s not always so linear.
Causal Relationships
Hoplite Warfare
Athenian Democracy
?
?
Who and/or What Makes
Historical Change?
Move the X to the
appropriate place
where you think the
most influence was.
Individuals: people like
Solon, Cleisthenes, Pericles.
X
Historical
Conditions/Social
Forces: such as
economic
development.
Groups: hoplites,
aristocrats,
wealthy nonaristocrats.
The Glass of Power
• Who had access to political power? In which order?
Classical Athens
• After victory in the Persian
Wars conditions existed
for Athens to become a
leader in:
– Government – democracy
– Economics – trade (“the big
olive”)
– Intellect – philosophy
(eventually an ‘empire of
the mind’)
– Art and architecture – the
Parthenon
– Military – Delian League