Ancient Greece

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Ancient Greece
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Homework Questions

• 1. What is a city-state?
• A City-State is a small, isolated nation made up
  of a city and the surrounding farmland.
• 2. Why did Greece develop city-states?
• They were developed because Greeces rugged
  terrain made travelling, transportation, and
  communication difficult.
• 3. Describe two forms of government developed in
  Greek city-states.
• Monarchy government ruled by a king/queen
• Aristocracy government ruled by a small,
  privileged upper class

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Homework Questions

• 4. What is a direct democracy? Does the United
  States currently have a direct democracy?
• Direct democracy democracy where citizens
  participate in government directly rather than
  through elected representatives. The U.S. does
  not currently have a direct democracy like that
  in Ancient Athens.
• The U.S. is a representative democracry/republic
  b/c citizens elect leaders to run the government.
• 5. What is a limited democracy? Does the United
  States currently have a limited democracy like
  the one in Ancient Athens?
• Limited democracy a democratic gov. where only
  some people can participate in government. The
  US does not have a limited democracy today.
• What made Athens a limited democracy?
• Only free men born in Athens could take part in
  gov.
• Discussion Did the U.S. have a limited
  democracy in the past?
• Yes.

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Create a T-Chart listing the similarities between
the Greek and US systems of government. Refer to
the reading you did for today and be as specific
as possible. Title Similarities between Greek
and US Government
Greece
US
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Athens (Greece) US

• Monarchy, initially
• Aristocracies ruled, early on
• Direct democracy developed later
• Citizenship to have rights
• Equality under the law
• Right Duty to Participate in Government
• Limited democracy slavery, women and foreigners
  no political rights

• Initially ruled by British Monarchs
• Most US Founders were aristocratic
• Direct democracy in a few settlements Puritans,
  New England town meetings (Today,
  though, we are a Republic)
• People must take a citizenship test to become a
  citizen and be able to vote
• It is illegal to discriminate against people
  based on their gender, religion, race, etc.
• Duty to Vote, Duty to Serve on a Jury
• Limited democracy in the past slavery, women,
  and men who owned no property

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New Definition

• Representative Democracy / Republic a democracy
  in which citizens elect leaders to make laws and
  govern

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Both ancient Greece and the US are democratic
systems of government. Discuss and list the
advantages and disadvantages of a democratic
system of government. Pros Cons
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Democracy Pros Cons

• Pros
• Equality under the law
• Everyone has right to vote
• Majority approve of laws
• Civil Liberties (freedom of speech, press,
  religion, fair trial, etc)
• Anyone can run for office

• Cons
• Slower to make laws
• Harder to make laws (people disagree)
• Many disagreements tensions
• Government shutdowns?
• Uninformed citizens can vote