Video Notes "Living History Living in Ancient Greece"
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democracy p.262
a type of government in which people rule themselves
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This word comes from Greek words meaning "rule of the people" p.262
democracy
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Why is Greece know as the birthplace of western civilization?
First Democratic Government
First Olympic Games
Important contributions to Architecture, Art, Literature, Science, Mathematics
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Oligarchy means "rule by a few" p.262
True! Early Athens was governed by a small group of powerful aristocrats.
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What was a tyrant in ancient Greece? p.263
In Greece, a good leader who held power through the use of force and who had the people's support.
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aristocrats p.263
rich landowners
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In early Athens, kings ruled the city-state, then these people took power p.263
aristocrats (not the Disney movie!)
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What was a Greek city state?
A unique, tiny country made up of a single city and the lands and villages that surround it. Each city state had it's own system of government, it's own laws and military.
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Both free female and male citizens of Athens were members of the assembly with the right to vote. p264
False! Women, slaves, and foreigners could not participate.
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How were citizens involved in the government of Athens? p.266
They participated in the assembly, on juries, and held public offices.
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oligarchy p.263
a government in which only a few people have power
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A type of government that dominated Athenian society until Tyrants took over p.263
oligarchy
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The lives of the Ancient Greeks were strongly influence by what?
Their religion- the Greek religion was well organized and slowly grew over thousands of years, based on myths and taught through folktales.
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Voting in a Greek Democracy was sometimes done on broken pieces of pottery p.264
True! Voting was usually done by a show of hands, but sometimes assembly members wrote on broken pieces of pottery. Then officials collected these pottery pieces and counted the votes.
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How are direct democracy and representative democracy different? p.267
direct democracy- each citizen participates directly in government
representative democracy- elected officials represent citizens in government and make and vote on laws
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citizens p.263
people who had the right to participate in government
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Under Solon's laws, all free men living in Athens were ready to end the rule of the aristocracy and became know as this p263
citizens
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If you wanted to ask the gods advice who would you go see?
An oracle. They could see into the future and used temples to perform special ceremonies to speak in the voice of the gods.
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Democracy means "rule by the strong" p.263
False! Democracy means "rule by the people." For the first time in history, a government was based on the votes of its free citizens.
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How do people vote in Ancient Athens? p.265
usually by a show of hands; sometimes by secret ballot
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tyrant p.263
a leader who held power through the use of force
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This word means a ruler who is harsh but in Ancient Greece these rulers were able to stay in power because they had strong armies and because the people supported them p.263
tyrant
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Who were the King and Queen of the Gods?
Zeus and Hera. The Greeks thought the gods were a family of huge all powerful being who could shape their shape by magic. They were thought to be immortal and each had a different role.
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The birthplace of democracy was Athens p.264
True! Ancient Athens was the birthplace of democracy- the system of government in which the people rule themselves. Democracy was perhaps the greatest achievements of ancient Athens.
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How do you think Pericles felt Athenian government compared to to other cities' governments? p.266
possibly that the government of Athens was better than that of other cities