3.2 Ruling the city state

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The Greeks

3.2 Ruling the city state

What did we talk about last time?

Connect the words with their meaning

Antiquity

Colony

Autonomous

City state

Time of the Greeks and Romans

Area where a group of people goes to live

When a person or area takes care of itself

State that consists of a city and the surrounding area

The society of Athens

Write down the term that belongs to the following description: 'Person living in a city with specific rights'.

Who belonged to the 'citizens'?

1. Adult man
2. Free adult men
3. Free adult women
4. Adult women

Put in the right place in the pyramid of Athens

Free men whose family was Athenian

Women

Slaves

Migrants and inhabitants whose parents were born elsewhere

The society of Athens

The society of Sparta

Citizen

Citizenfamilies

Migrants (Athens)'dwellers around' (Sparta)

Slaves

The society of Sparta

The society of Sparta

1. Spartans, boys and girls were trained to serve Sparta.
   
2.  the 'Conquered' , they were subdued by Spartans and were treated as slaves (helots).
3. 'Dweller around', they did not live in Sparta, they had to supply soldiers and pay taxes (perioikoi).

 

The Spartans ruled over the inhabitants of the subdued
city states.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Girls and women were more respected in Athens than in Sparta.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

3.1 The Greek world

In this section you will learn:

• how autonomous city states formed in Greece 
  
• how the Greeks spread out over a large area 
  
• what contact the Greeks had with each other and other people 
  
• characteristics of society in Athens 
  
• characteristics of society in Sparta  
  

Answer the learning objectives you already know in blue.

Choose a different color for the learning objectives you need to look up in your book.

3.2 Ruling the city state

3.2 Ruling the city state

Learning goals:

- How subjects were governed in a monarchy and a aristocracy

- characteristics of the government of a tyrant

- how Athenian citizens governed themselves

Characteristic aspect: citizenship and scientific thinking in the Greek city state

1. Intro questions.

a. When a text is about gods and beliefs it is about:

1. culture
2. social differences
3. politics
4. economics

b. When a text is about trade and money, it is about:

1. culture
2. social differences
3. politics
4. economics

c. When a text is about priests, farmers and slaves

1. culture
2. social differences
3. politics
4. economics

d. When a text is about government and laws, it is about:

1. culture
2. religion
3. politics
4. economics

1e. This section is about:

1. culture
2. religion
3. politics
4. economics

What kind of government is mentioned in the video?

What kind of government is mentioned in the video?

Rulers and subjects

The Greek city-states were independent, the Greeks governed themselves.

Most city-states were a monarchy until the 8th century BC : 

a state with a prince (king) with succession. 

The kings ruled alone (most subjects thought this was fine).

Rulers and subjects

Groups of landowners (wealthy subjects) with prestige took over power in the 8th century BC. 

These were nobles who disagreed with the monarchy.

Aristocracy: a government with a group of significant people.

What kind of government is shown in the drawing?

1. An aristocracy
2. A democracy
3. A monarchy
4. None of the above

Read pages 52 till 54

Do exercises 1 till 5 ( pages 67 and 68)