Democracy in Ancient Athens
The following concepts are covered on the Democracy in ancient Athens test:
I can explain how citizenship in ancient Athens was affected by people’s roles, rights, and responsibilities.
I can explain how the way society was organized in ancient Athens determined the way government was organized.
I can explain the extent of equality and fairness in both government and society in ancient Athens.
Given information about the citizenship of ancient Athens in a chart format, give examples of groups
of people who would not qualify as citizens of ancient Athens. Provide reasons for your choices.
Given some characteristics of Ancient Athenian democracy and Canadian democracy, create a Venn
diagram to show similarities and differences about these two democracies. Understand the
following vocabulary:
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majority rule, minority, full representation, some representation, voting, citizen, adult
Know the difference between direct and representative democracies.
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Students will be provided with examples for each of the characteristics of democracy in a chart
format. They will need to identify which democracy it represents by placing an X in the
appropriate column.
What are some benefits of Canadian representative democracy?
Direct democracy: a government in which citizens vote directly on decisions (eg. ancient Athens)
Representative democracy: a government of people elected by the people to represent them and
make decisions on their behalf (eg. Canada)
Given the information on Athenian decision making (The Assembly, Council of 500, and Courts),
students will decide whether statements about the Athenian democracy are either true or false.