Ancient Greece-Beginning of Democracy

What is the Big Idea regarding Ancient Greece?

• The Greeks developed democracy

• Democracy ended in Greece

• Greece remained a monarchy

What type of government is a monarchy

• government controlled by one person

• government controlled by many people

• government controlled by the citizens

Why was Greece considered a limited democracy?

• • only all male citizens participated in government

  • women, slaves and foreign residents could not participate

• women could vote

• slaves could vote

How did Pericles strengthen democracy when he paid jurors to be on a jury and when he paid public officials to participate in government?

• now poorer citizens could participate in government

• only rich people could participate in government

• only the aristocracy could participate in government

Why was Athens considered the first democracy?

• because people governed themselves

• because women could vote

• because only wealthy people could vote

Who were philosophers and what did they focus on?

•  great thinkers who focused on using logic and reason to understand the universe

• great thinkers who focused on religion

Who did the philosopher Plato believe should govern?

• philosopher kings

• kings

• strong rulers

Who did Aristotle think should rule?

• many citizens

• the monarchy

• the oligarchy

According to Aristotle, What should rulers also do?

• follow rules

• break the rules

• ignore the rules

Match the following

• Government

• Greek philosopher who believed society should not be governed by the richest and most powerful, but by wise men whom he called philosopher-kings

• Monarchy

• idea that people can govern themselves

• Democracy

• consists of the people and the institutions with the authority to establish and enforce rules for society

• Plato

• government controlled by one person

• Aristotle

• Greek philosopher who wanted citizens to make decisions in government