3.3 Ancient Democracy

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3.3 Ancient Democracy

Athenians discussing politics in the Assembly

Atheners bespreken politiek in de volksvergadering

3.3 Atheense democratie

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.3 Ancient Democracy

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Goals for this lesson

At the end of this lesson you...

• understand how Athens became a democracy.
• understand how the Athenian democracy worked.

Begrijp hoe Athene een democratie werd.

Begrijp hoe de Atheense democratie werkte.

Describe what you see in this image

Beschrijf wat je op deze afbeelding ziet

What word fits best with the image on the right?

Welk woord past het beste bij de afbeelding rechts?

1. Politics (politiek)
2. Voting (Stemmen)
3. Democracy (democratie)
4. Athens (Athene)

Fill in: Most city states were a ........ in the beginning.

Vul in: De meeste stadstaten waren een .............. in het begin.

1. Democracy (democratie)
2. Aristocracy (Aristocratie)
3. Monarchy (Monarchie)

Which image fits best with the term monarchy?

Welke afbeelding past het beste bij het begrip monarchie?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Athens

Sparta

Tyranny

• One person who seized all the power = tyrant. 
• Good and bad tyrants

Tirannie

1 persoon die alle macht heeft gepakt = tiran.

Er waren 'goede' en 'slechte' tirannen.

Pisistratus

Good tyrant:

• Improved the legal system
• Promoted industry
  
• Had beautiful buildings built.

Democracy

• People can vote.
• and have the power.
•  they discuss politics in the assembly 

they discuss politics in the assembly =

ze bespreken politiek in de volkvergadering

How much percent of people could vote in Athens?

0100

Citizens

• 18+ males
• Born and living in Athens
• Paying taxes
• =10% of Athenians

Monarchy

Democracy

Tyrant

King

Voting

Citizen

18+ males

One person

Go to page 61 'Elections in Athens'

Difficult words? Ask

Ostrasism

• =Voting someone away.
• To prevent that one person gets all the power 

= Iemand wegstemmen.

Om te voorkomen dat één persoon alle macht krijgt

Sparta vs Athene

Spartan culture

• Hard upbringing (also for girls)
• Spartan men (7+) lived in barracks 

Spartan kids also received writing lessons

Barracks= kazerne

Een plek waar soldaten trainen

Planning for this lesson

Instruction 3.3 Ancient Democracy

Working on binder 1

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