The Rise of Democracy - Section 4

Let’s experience what democracy was like in ancient Greece.

Now everyone has equal power to make the decisions about the choice of activity. We will vote on the activities.

The activity with the majority vote will be the next activity played.

A majority is more than 50% of the vote. If an activity does not receive a majority vote, the class will vote again between the top two actvities.

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Experiential Exercise:
Phase 3 Democracy

Read Section Four: Democracy All citizens share power.

Draw

Shade in the bar below the timeline to show approximately when Athens had a democracy.

Dropdown

Under a ​democracy, the power to make political decisions is in the hands of

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Select answer

​, usually called ​

Select answer

.

Open Ended

Why didn't ALL Greeks think democracy was a good idea?

Match

Match the following

• a government in which absolute ruling power is

  held by a person who is not a lawful king

• a member of the most powerful class in ancient

  Greek society

• a government in which the ruling power is in the

  hands of one person

• a government in which the ruling power is in the

  hands of a few people

• a government in which power is held by the

  people, who exercise power directly or through

  elected representatives

tyranny

aristocrat

monarchy

oligarchy

democracy

• tyranny

• aristocrat

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

Poll

Which form of government do you think is best for making efficient (gets results without wasted time) decisions?

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

Poll

Which form of government do you think is best for giving equality to all people?

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

Poll

Which form of government do you think is best for meeting the needs of all people?

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• tyranny