2.2 Politics in Athens

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Chapter 2: Greeks

2.2 Politcs in Athens

At the end of this lesson...

• You can give a description of four different ways in which Greek city-states were governed.

Today

• What do you know already? (+- 10 min)
• Explanation (+- 15 min)
• Exercise! (+- 20 min)

Homework

Paragraph 2.2 exercise 1 to 6 for next friday

Ancient Athens

Do you see this symbol? 

Copy the slide in your notebook!

Feniks, Geschiedenis Werkplaats, Memo, Saga

Time of Greeks and Romans

3000 BCE - 500 AD

Antiquity

Politics

The English word politics comes from the word ‘polis’. By politics, we mean the way in which a country or city takes decisions. That can be done in different ways Today we will discuss some of these ways.

Monarchy

• A king (monarch) has all the power.
• Hereditary
• A council of elders helps him to govern

Aristocracy

• Noblemen/important families have all the power
• Meet up a few times a year to make joint decisions.
• Also has a council of elders.

Noblemen: A small group of privileged people

Tyranny

• One person has all the power (a tyrant).
• Usually took the power through violence (a coup)

Democracy (in Athens)

• The people have all the power.
• Not all people:  all Athenian men with citizenship rights who were older than 18 were able to take political decisions

Exercise!

Fill in the tables on the next slides in your notebook.

- Use the internet.

- Use paragraph 2.2 in your book (various types of states).

- Work in pairs!

Chapter 2: Greeks

2.2 Politcs in Athens

At the end of this lesson...

• You can explain roughly how Athenian democracy worked and what was different to democracy in the Netherlands now.
  
• You can describe how democracy came to an end in Athens and other Greek city-states

Today

• What do you know already? (+- 10 min)
• Explanation (+- 15 min)
• Quiz (Blooket)

Greek politics

Athens

The Netherlands

• Citizens participated directly
  
• Only men could take part
  
• Different government governing the city-state every month

• We elect representatives
  
• Both men and women can participate
  
• the ministers in the government normally stay for four years.

Conquest!

• King Philip of Macedonia (350 bc) used his army to conquer Greek city-states, including Athens.
• After Philip was killed, his son Alexander the Great took over
  
• He conquered Persia, Egypt, and parts of India between 336 and 323 BC

End of democracy

• Greek assemblies and councils still existed, but had less power.
• Macedonian kings now decided when Greeks would go to war or make peace
  
• Citizens only had a say in small, local matters

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