Democracy and Greeces Golden Age Democratic principles and

Democracy and Greece’s Golden Age Democratic principles and classical culture flourish during Greece’s golden age.

Pericles’ Plan for Athens l Pericles as Leader Skillful politician, inspiring speaker, respected general l Dominates life in Athens from 461 to 429 B. C. l l Stronger l Pericles Democracy hires more paid public officials; creates direct democracy

Our government is based on ideas from Ancient Greece & Rome. l We call Greece “The Birthplace of Democracy. ” l. A democracy is a government ruled by the people.

The people of Greece used a Direct Democracy. l. A Direct Democracy is a government where people vote to make their own rules & laws.

Democracy A government where the people have the right to make decisions about leaders and laws Greek word meaning “power of the people” Athens developed the first democracy The U. S. government is based on Athenian democracy. © 2004 Mrs. Joan Crick Next Slide

Democracy in Athens -Athens had the first democratic constitution (a set of rules for how the government should run) -All men over 20 years old could participate in the Assembly (the lawmaking group) -Each year 500 names of citizens were drawn to be on the Council of Five Hundred who ran the daily business of Athens © 2004 Mrs. Joan Crick Main Menu Previous Slide

Trial By Jury When a group of citizens decides if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime Serving on a jury was a citizen’s duty About 500 jurors for a trial Jurors were paid for service Main Menu