Anticipatory Set Last year I was called to the Santa Ana Court
House to sit on a jury for a criminal case I sat on the jury for
2.5 weeks listening to testimonies and evidence I was fulfilling my
duty as a citizen of the United States because I was being a part
of a democratic government
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Standards H-SS 6.4.3 State the key differences between
Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative democracy. ELA
Reading 6.2.2 Analyze text that uses the compare- and-contrast
organizational pattern.
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Objective Students will learn about the development of
democracy in Athens
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Language of the Discipline Assembly Jury Aristotle Direct
Democracy Representative Democracy
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The Path to Democracy (Input) A leader named Cleisthenes
carried out several reforms and reduced the power of the rich He
almost doubled the number of citizens who could vote Most new
voters represented the lower classes He also increased the power of
assembly, or a group of persons who gather together for a common
purpose The assembly met to talk about political issues and make
decisions for the city-state Citizens had a voice
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Later Democratic Reforms (Input) Athens established a new court
system based on the authority of citizen juries A jury is a group
of people who hear evidence and decide a court case Most legal
decisions were made by citizens Pericles started to pay citizens
for their jury service and other civic duties This helped poor
people participate
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Democratic Values (Input) Pericles also recognized women as
citizens However women could not vote or hold office The worlds
first democracy was in Athens Athenians were proud of what they
created Pericles also gave a speech talking about Athens democratic
values
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Pericles (Input)
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Social and Economic Factors (Input) One factor that helped
Athens democratic development was the growth of the Athenian army
Athens built fleet warships to increase influence A team of rowers
powered each ship Most rowers were poor, but became an important
force and help to the government Another factor was increase in
prosperity Trade made Athens a wealthy city-state Many people could
buy slaves to do their work As a result citizens had more leisure
time for civic affairs.
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Social and Economic Factors (Input)
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The third factor was education Schools in Athens were private
The education was well-rounded Citizens could take part in public
life The belief in the importance of education to citizenship led
some Athenians to support free public education Aristotle was a
philosopher who supported this
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Aristotle (Input)
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How Athenian Democracy Worked (Input) Citizens ran all parts of
government The most important were in the assembly, the council,
and the courts The Assembly The main political body Met 40 times a
year on a rocky hillside above the city Everyone had the right to
speak The law required 6,000 citizens be present at each session
When it came to a decision citizens from all over had to cast their
vote They also elected 10 generals to serve as military/political
leaders
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How Athenian Democracy Worked (Input) The Council There were
500 people in the council They helped decide which issues came
before the assembly Within the council there is a group of 50 who
helped with daily government affairs Members were chosen by lot, or
at random This method helped every male have an equal chance These
members held office for 1 year and received payment for their
services
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How Athenian Democracy Worked (Input) The Courts Athenians had
a series of courts to decide different types of cases There were 8
different courts Most courts did not have judges or lawyers because
juries ran the courts and made decisions Juries were larger than
the ones today (numbered from several hundred to several thousand)
They made decisions by vote of the majority
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Direct and Representative Democracy (Input) Athenian democracy
depended on active citizen involvement Citizens attended the
assembly, served on the council, and acted as jury members A
political system in which citizens participate directly in
government decision making is called a direct democracy This type
of democracy works because of the small city-states
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Direct and Representative Democracy (Input) Most democracies
today are in large countries They have to have a representative
democracy where the citizens elect others to represent them in
government In the U.S. citizens elect representatives to pass laws
and run the governments at the local, state, and national levels A
modern representative democracy is both larger and more complicated
than the direct democracy of ancient Athens, but it is still based
on the rule by the people
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Reading Comp. Connections (Modeling) How was Athens government
different from that of the United States today? Step #1 Look back
at the text under direct and indirect democracy Step #2 Analyze the
text Step #3 Formulate your answer in a compare- and-contrast
sentence Answer: The United States is a representative democracy,
while Athens had a direct democracy.
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Check for Understanding Please determine the BEST answer for
the following question. Please write your answer on your white
boards and wait for the teachers signal. On the teachers signal,
hold up your white boards.
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Checking for Understanding #1 Fill in the blank
________________believed in free public education Aristotle
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Checking for Understanding #2 Read the quote and answer the
following question Death was appointed [chosen] for almost all
offenses... those that were convicted of idleness were to die, and
those that stole a cabbage or an apple to to suffer even as
villains that committed... murder. Dracos laws were written not
with ink but with blood. Plutarch, The Lives of the Noble Greeks
and Romans Who usually wrote harsh law codes? a council of leaders
chosen by the wealthy
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Checking for Understanding #3 How did Solon set Athens on a
path a path to democracy? He ended the practice of enslaving poor
people who could not pay their debts
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Guided Practice/Independent Practice Guided Practice Complete
questions 1 - 3 on the reading comprehension worksheet. Raise your
hand and wait to get stamped. If you received an R go to the back
table with Ms. Graham. Independent Practice Once you have been
stamped moved to independent practice and complete numbers 4 and 5
on the reading comprehension worksheet. Homework Note-taking guide
on the reverse side.