§2.2 Politics in Athens- II

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§2.2 Politics in Athens

Learning goals

• four different ways a city-state could be governed.
  
• how Athenian democracy worked and why it was different from democracy in the Netherlands
  
• how democracy in Athens and other city-states disappeared

What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

Read sources 6 and 7

Complete questions 8 to 11

What is Pericles's attitude towards democracy?

1. positive
2. negative

Are the following sentences a fact or an opinion?

Fact

Opinion

We have a form of government that is not a copy of our close neighbours.

We are an example to them.

Our form of government is called democracy.

The form of government is in the hands of many and not of a few.

Which conclusion is correct about source 6?
This source contains opinions from:

1. Pericles
2. Thucydides
3. Pericles, according to Thucydides
4. Thucydides, according to Pericles

According to source 7, Darius is negative about a(n)...

1. Aristocracy
2. Tyranny
3. Monarchy
4. Democracy

According to source 7, Darius is positive about a(n)...

1. Aristocracy
2. Tyranny
3. Monarchy
4. Democracy

It is uncertain whether Darius really made the statements about democracy. If you look at who wrote the source, why shouldn't this source be very reliable?

The end of Athenian democracy...

Where is Macedonia?

Macedonia

North of Greece is Macedonia

King Philip conquered Greece in 338 BC.

His son Alexander the Great succeeds him as king

He greatly expands the empire

Map

What territories did Alexander the Great conquer? Color the areas on the map.

What form of government had the Greek city-states acquired through the conquest of Phillip II and Alexander the Great?

1. Tyranny
2. Monarchy
3. Aristocracy
4. Democracy

Homework

Write down in your agenda

Read pages 2.3

Complete questions 1 to 3