Ancient Greece Homework Questions v 1 What is

Homework Questions v 1. What is a city-state? v A small, isolated community with

Homework Questions v 3. Describe two forms of government, which developed in Greek city-states:

Homework Questions v Republic = Representative Democracy – A Gov. in which people elect

Homework Questions v 6. Name two Greek philosophers and describe their ideas. v Socrates:

Create a T-Chart listing the similarities between the Greek and US systems of government.

Athens (Greece) US v Monarchy (kings), at first v Monarchy initially: Great Britain v

Both ancient Greece and the US are democratic systems of government. Enrichment Question: Discuss

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Ancient Greece

Homework Questions v 1. What is a city-state? v A small, isolated community with its own government v 2. Why did Greece develop city-states? v The mountainous terrain made communication & transportation difficult, so cities developed as independent governments.

Homework Questions v 3. Describe two forms of government, which developed in Greek city-states: v Monarchy – Gov. ruled by a king or monarch v Aristocracy – Gov. ruled by a small, privileged upper class v 4. What is a direct democracy? Does the United States currently have a direct democracy? Why or why not? v Direct Democracy – All citizens participate in government (For example, in Athens all male citizens took turns serving on the governing “Assembly”. ) v No, the U. S. is not a Direct Democracy, because we do not all make decisions in government. Instead, we elect people to make decisions for us. What is that called?

Homework Questions v Republic = Representative Democracy – A Gov. in which people elect representatives to run government for them (Example: The U. S. has a republic/rep. democracy, because we elect the President and Members of Congress. ) v 5. What is a limited democracy? Does the U. S. currently have a limited democracy? Why or why not? v Limited democracy – not all people can participate in government (In Athens, women, slaves, and people born outside of Athens could not participate) v No, we do not have a limited democracy. All citizens can participate if they want to.

Homework Questions v 6. Name two Greek philosophers and describe their ideas. v Socrates: people should learn through answering questions and proving the beliefs with reason (Socratic method); Code of Conduct – citizens must obey law v Plato: Justice for all; Philosophers as kings v Aristotle: Logic – using evidence & reason to determine the truth; Moral behavior & moderation v Question: Other new VOCABULARY words?

Create a T-Chart listing the similarities between the Greek and US systems of government. Refer to the reading you did for today and be as specific as possible. Title: Similarities between Greek and US Government Greece US

Athens (Greece) US v Monarchy (kings), at first v Monarchy initially: Great Britain v Direct democracy (Puritans town meetings, ballot initiative) Today, though, we have a Republic v Citizenship to have rights (to vote) v Equality under the law (politicians can be removed and put in jail) v Voting, Jury Duty, Military service v Limited democracy: Slaves, women & Native Americans couldn’t vote at first v Citizenship to have rights v Equality under the law v Right & Duty to participate in government v Limited democracy: slavery, women and foreigners = no political rights

Both ancient Greece and the US are democratic systems of government. Enrichment Question: Discuss and write down the advantages and disadvantages of a democratic system of government.