Government
What are city-states?
A city and surrounding countryside that is independent.
Who were citizens?
Males born in Athens who could vote
What is direct democracy?
People vote directly to make decisions rather than having representatives.
Role of male citizens?
To participate in government.
What is an epic?
A large poem that tells a story usually about a legendary hero.
How was Ancient Athens Government structured?
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy
Who were metics?
Non-citizen residents of Athens. They must be sponsored by a citizen to live in Athens
How did citizens vote?
Raising their hands or coloured stones
What was the role of the Assembly?
They discussed big and small matters including war and peace, treaties with other city-states, religion, taxes and proper construction of ships
What is a Jury?
Any male citizen greater than 30 years old could be on a jury for a trial.
They would vote if a person was innocent or guilty and what their punishment would be.
What did the Council of 500 do?
Made agenda and proposed laws to Assembly
Role of women?
Homemakers, raised children
Why does Canada not use direct democracy?
There are too many people to be involved in the voting process.
There is not enough time and resources.
Where did Assembly meet?
The pynx
What is a compass rose?
A figure on a map, chart, or compass that displays the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West) and often intermediate intercardinal directions (NE, NW, SE, SW) to show orientation.
How was the Council of 500 chosen?
Lottery system, 50 from each tribe
Role of children?
Boys = school/warriors, Girls = future homemakers
What was ostracism?
People of the Assembly could vote to exile one person once a year.
People would scratch the name of the person on a broken piece of poetry called ostrakon.
How did the structure of the government in ancient Athens provide opportunities for people to participate in decision making?
Male citizens were ones that could vote.
Their wives would provide their opinions to their husbands but they could not directly vote or make decisions.
Metics and Slaves were not involved in the decision making process.
What is a Monarchy?
Some city-states were ruled by a king.
The city-state of Corinth is an example
What are the 3 pillars of democracy?
Assembly, Council of 500, Courts
Did everyone have equal rights?
No
Why did Athenians ostracize people?
If they felt the person was someone who believed to be an enemy of democracy. Or who was not supportive of the Gods.
Socrates was ostracized.
What was the role of the courts in Athens
Any Citizen that felt that his rights were not being met or was unhappy about something could bring it before the Magistrate.
Women could bring their own concerns forward. However, if the women was a defendant (person accused of crime), then she would have to have a Male Citizen Speak for her.
What is an oligrachy?
Ruled by a small group of people.
The city-state of Sparta was ruled by a small group of retired and highly respected warriors.