Athenian Democracy

What type of democracy existed in Ancient Athens?

• Direct
• Representative

What was the "ASSEMBLY"?

• Where all citizens could debate issues and vote
• Where 500 people supervised the running of the government
• Where elected representatives voted on issues
• Where they would put people on trial for crimes

How were the member of the Council of 500 chosen?

• Election
• By Lottery (at random)

What were some of the ways that Athenians could participate in democracy

• Attend the Assembly, discuss issues and vote
• They could talk to the Monarch about issues
• They could vote for representatives
• They could serve on the Council of 500 as many times as they like

Who was able to participate in the assembly?

• Any citizen over the age of 18.

• Women, slaves and foreigners.

• Men and women.

Which group is considered a "citizen"

• Metics (foreigners) living in Athens
• Athenian men
• Athenian women
• Athenian slaves

A government in which only a few powerful people have power is known as a(n) __________.

• tyranny.
• democracy.
• oligarchy.
• dictatorship.

Democracy in Ancient Greece is a type of government in which _______________.

• power was held by wealthy landowners.
• all men and women were able to vote.
• leadership was taken by force.
• people ruled themselves.

The Greek word for city-state is _____________.

• oligarchy
• polis
• agora
• Athens

The ______was Athens’s main governing body and made the most important decisions, including voting on laws, deciding whether to go to war, and determining foreign policy.

• Court
• Council of 500
• Assembly
• All of the above