B1 Hellas 3.2 Who's in Charge?

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Who's in Charge? 

B1 DLE History
Ancient Greece
Section 3.2

What do you remember about the last section: "The Greek World"?

Keyword time!

Go through Section 3.2 and write down all the keywords in your history notebook. 

It's time to write down the Section 3.2 keywords in your History notebook!

Athena vs Poseidon

This is an ORIGIN story about how the polis of Athens  got its name. 

Discussion Questions:
1) Why do the two gods compete?
2) How do they compete? 
3) Tell me more about these gifts...
4) This is also a story that teaches a lesson about politics...what does this story explain? 

DLE Language Check: 

god = male | goddess = female

What do you think is a more likely reason that women were not allowed to vote in Athens?

Women were not soldiers.

Women needed to take care of the children.

Women had to be protected.

Women could not think logically.

Women were not smart enough.

Who's in Charge?

When we ask who is in charge, we want to know who makes the big decisions that effect everyone. 

In other words, what kind of government is there?

In Ancient Greece, each polis (city-state) had it's own form of government. However,  there were four basic types of government. 

Quick Check! 
Match the correct government forms. 

tyranny

democracy

monarchy

aristocracy

a king is in charge

an elite group of people is in charge

one person has taken control illegally

a (large) group of citizens are in charge 

What questions come to mind when you view this image? 

Think! Write! Ask!

Athenian Democracy

The basis of our democracy, but NOT the same. 

Did people vote? Yes!
Did everyone vote? No!
Who got to vote? Citizens
Was everyone a citizen? No!
Who was allowed to be a citizen?

Sorting Activity
Which words describe a citizen?

Citizens

Non-Citizens

men

women

adults

children

foreigners

slaves

rich

poor

free

Athenian parents

30+

18+

Voting

Wait...what?

What?	Who?	Why?
Ecclesia	All citizens	To make really big decisions, like going to war!
People's Assembly	500 citizens	To set the agenda: what will be talked about in the Ecclesia?
Ostracism	6000+ citizens	To ban someone from Athens for 10 years!

Different Meetings in Athens

What have you learned this section?

Looking ahead...

In the next lesson we will be working on the Knowledge and Skills in small groups, so make sure you have read the section!

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