K3L7 Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy

K3L7 Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy

by WHITNEY FAIRCHILD

​Word work: democracy

• ​It was this belief in the benefit of independent thinking that led to the greatest of all Athenian gifts to the world - greater than the art, architecture, or the Olympic Games - the gift of democracy.

• ​Democracy is a way of governing, or ruling, which gives the people the power to choose their leaders and to help create their own laws.

• ​The United States is a democracy because its citizens have a say in the way things are done in their government.

Open Ended

How did the ancient Greeks show their devotion to Athena?

​How did Athens come up with the idea of democracy?

Open Ended

What two main city-states have you learned about?

How were Athens and Sparta similar?

How were they different?

PP:

​Which city-state would you have preferred to live in-Athens or Sparta? Why?

​B - 30s

​A - 30s