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Role of Women
Random Facts
100
What is a magistrate? Who could be a magistrate.
Officers of the courts. Only citizens could be a magistrate.
100
The group of citizen men that vote on issues and laws in Athens society.
What is the Assembly?
100
The men in ancient Athens that cannot vote.
Who are slaves and metics?
100
Female children could go to school, True or False?
False.
100
The time period when Athens became a democratic society.
What is 500 BCE?
200
Who could serve as a juror and how were they chosen?
Male citizens over 30 were chosen randomly.
200
The place where the council of 500 met.
What is the Bouletarion?
200
The men chosen by a lottery system who made decisions about what issues to vote on.
Who are the Council of 500 (Boule)?
200
The hierarchy of females in ancient Athens.
What is Athenian Women Metics Slaves
200
The lowest class who had no rights or influence in ancient Athens.
Who are slaves?
300
What is the difference between a plaintiff and a defendant?
The plaintiff makes the complaint against someone and the defendant defends themselves against that complaint.
300
Both men and women could participate in government indirectly through influencing male citizens. True or false?
True
300
Roles that male citizens had other than serving on the Council of 500 and Assembly (two roles).
What are serving in the military and in the courts?
300
The place in Athens where non-citizens could influence others.
What is the Agora?
300
The groups of people who could go to the Agora to sell goods.
Who are women and trusted slaves.
400
What could happen if someone in Athens was found guilty of a crime?
Pay a fine or be exiled.
400
Name and explain the type of democracy in ancient Athens.
Direct democracy Process by male citizens voting directly - majority rules
400
The age when men can serve on the Council of 500.
What is 30 years old?
400
The main roles of women in ancient Athens (Three roles).
What is taking care of the children, taking care of the house, selling goods at the Agora, cooking , cleaning?
400
What type of democracy does Canada have. How is it different from democracy in ancient Athens?
Canada - Representative democracy. A representative makes decision on behalf of citizens.
500
This person was brought to court and sentenced to exile because he criticized democracy.
Who is Socrates?
500
The location where the male citizens go to vote.
What is Pynx Hill?
500
Male metics could not own land without permission, True or False?
True
500
Women were denied voting rights in ancient Athens. This goes against which two pillars of democracy?
What is justice and equity?
500
Name one reason that ancient Athens was not a fair and equitable society.
-Only males could vote -Slaves had no rights -Women could not get educated
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