Transcript athens democracy

Mr. Cotignola
11/10/09
Aim: How should we remember Athens
for its democracy?
Do Now: Examine the quotations and
answer the questions that follow.
How are these quotations all related?
Standards: 1,2 and 5
HW- Friday
Document 1
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed,”
-Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
“We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its
duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of Democracy.”
-Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States 1963-1969
“That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and
that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall
not perish from the earth.
-Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
1)How are these three quotes similar?
2)According the quotations, what are some characteristics of
democracy in the United States?
Document 2
Pericles’ Funeral Oration, given to the Athenians in about
430 BCE
“Our plan of government favors the many instead of the
few:
As for social standing, advancement is open to everyone,
according to ability. While every citizen has an equal
opportunity to serve the public, we reward our most
distinguished citizens by asking them to make our
political decisions. Nor do we discriminate against the
poor. A man may serve his country no matter how low his
position on the social scale.“
3) What type of government was Pericles describing?
4) Identify two characteristics of Athenian government.
Athens
Athens is known as the world’s
first democracy
democracy: a government
controlled by its citizens
Only adult male, landowning
citizens can vote
Citizens debated important
issues, voted their decisions,
and elected their leaders.
Women, slaves and foreigners
were denied citizenship
Assignment
Assignment: Athens is the first society in history to
experiment with democracy. The equality and
involvement of its citizens helped lead them to
develop great wealth and great art and culture.
However, 9/10ths of the people were not citizens, and
were not given a say in government.
*Draw a political cartoon that shows the good side of
Athenian democracy
*Then draw another cartoon that criticizes Athenian
democracy from the
point of view of a woman or a slave.
(Note: your two cartoons should contain dialogue
and captions.)