Democracy in Ancient Athens – Study Guide Vocabulary: ancient, agora, city-­‐states, tyrants, citizens, metics, slaves, Athenian, maps (title, compass rose, legend, scale), epic, primary sources, pillar, the Assembly, The Council of 500, The Court, direct democracy, decree, ostrakon, Pnyx, orator, boule, Bouleuterion, tribe, lottery, agenda, magistrate, defendant, plaintiff, jury (jurors), democracy, equity, fairness • How was the government of ancient Athens structured? - 3 Pillars: The Assembly, The Council of 500, The Courts - What was the responsibility of each of these pillars? Who was involved in each of these pillars? • How did the structure of the government in ancient Athens provide opportunities for citizens to participate in decision making? - Assembly: Majority rule, direct democracy, male citizens - The Council of 500: Lottery, Council positions - Courts: Magistrate, Jurors, Defendant, Plaintiff • How did identity, status and class structure impact citizenship in ancient Athens? - Citizens (Male), Athenians (Female), Metics, Slaves, Children - How did they participate in the government? - How much freedom did they have to do what they wanted? - How were they brought up by their parents? Did this affect how they viewed themselves in society? • How did the social structure of ancient Athens impact its political structure? Social Structure Rights and Responsibilities How to Influence In Government Government Decisions Citizen Male: expected to participate in Citizen Male government, pay taxes and do military Citizens debated and voted Metic Male service Boys (citizen, metic) Metics: no rights (could not vote or serve All other society members could try in government positions), must pay taxes to persuade citizens to take their and serve in military point of view/perspective into Athenian Female Women: no rights or responsibilities in account Metic Female government Girls (citizen, metic) Slaves: no rights or responsibilities in government Slave (Male & Female) • To what extent were democratic ideals of equity and fairness part of the structure of government and society in ancient Athens? -­‐ Consider multiple perspectives when dealing with issues, decision making and problem solving -­‐ Examine and assess diverse perspectives regarding an issue -­‐ Use primary sources to interpret historical events and issues -­‐ Use examples of events to describe cause and effect and change over time • Analyzing and Interpreting Maps -­‐ Interpret various types of maps (i.e., historical, physical, political maps) -­‐ Use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and globes -­‐ Use scales to determine the distance between places on maps and globes -­‐ Identify geographic problems and issues