Essential
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1. Greek Democracy (and the Roman Republic were ) was a radical departures from monarchy and theocracy, influencing the modern (USA and Others) structure of democratic governments.
2. How do civilizations choose their government? 3. Why are there different forms of government? |
1. Computer-Side Chat:
2. Vocabulary:
1. Democracy (what does the word mean?)
2. Direct Democracy
3. Representative Democracy
4. Oligarchy
5. Theocracy
6. Monarchy
7. Polis
8. Classic Age of Greece:
9. Divine Right of Kings --Not in quizlet cards.
2. Direct Democracy
3. Representative Democracy
4. Oligarchy
5. Theocracy
6. Monarchy
7. Polis
8. Classic Age of Greece:
9. Divine Right of Kings --Not in quizlet cards.
3. Questions:
Helpful Starting Points.
This PowerPoint will help:
​Teacher-web one:
Mr. Donn Greece:
Simplified version Sparta vs. Athens.
a. Describe what happens in a Direct Democracy when a decision has to be made.
Watch the video above: Athenian Democracy. Another perspective of Democracy!
b. Describe how an Oligarchy makes decisions.
c. Which type of government does your city-state use?
d. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages about your government?
e. Compare and contrast Oligarchy and Direct Democracy.
f. Who could be a citizen in the city-state of Athens? What about in Sparta?
g. What were the rights of citizens in the city-state of Sparta? What about Athens?
h. Compare and contrast the rights of other groups of people (non-citizens) in Sparta and Athens?
i. How did each city-state's government (Sparta and Athens) keep one person from having too much power?
j. Do you think that this country (The U.S.A.)could have a direct democracy? Explain your answer
Watch the video above: Athenian Democracy. Another perspective of Democracy!
b. Describe how an Oligarchy makes decisions.
c. Which type of government does your city-state use?
d. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages about your government?
e. Compare and contrast Oligarchy and Direct Democracy.
f. Who could be a citizen in the city-state of Athens? What about in Sparta?
g. What were the rights of citizens in the city-state of Sparta? What about Athens?
h. Compare and contrast the rights of other groups of people (non-citizens) in Sparta and Athens?
i. How did each city-state's government (Sparta and Athens) keep one person from having too much power?
j. Do you think that this country (The U.S.A.)could have a direct democracy? Explain your answer
4. Blog:
Blog Rubric and general outline:
GOOGLE DOC, File then Make Copy Click here
1. Vocabulary use as many vocabulary as possible in your blog post.
2. As you are roaming around the city-state looking and listening to everything that is going on, you overhear someone say that the government is going to make a decision, (You create something that they are voting on). You follow a group of people to the town square to watch what happens. Describe how the government makes its decision. Do the people agree or disagree with what is happening? Do people give their opinions about what decision should be made?
3. Compare your city-state's government with the Representative Democracy of the United States of America.
2. As you are roaming around the city-state looking and listening to everything that is going on, you overhear someone say that the government is going to make a decision, (You create something that they are voting on). You follow a group of people to the town square to watch what happens. Describe how the government makes its decision. Do the people agree or disagree with what is happening? Do people give their opinions about what decision should be made?
3. Compare your city-state's government with the Representative Democracy of the United States of America.
