Greece: Roots of Democracy

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Greece Roots of Democracy
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Greece then and now

• What do you know?
• Where is it?
• Capital?
• Climate/Geography?
• Importance/Influence

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More than movies and debt-
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GREEK DEBT---
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Key Geographic Features
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Polis City/State- ATHENS
Acropolis of Athens, Greece City on a
hill- Parthenon- for one of their many gods
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Famous Greek Neighbors?
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SPARTA!!
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Greek Influences

• System of Government

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Democracy is . .

• A system of government in which the people hold
  ruling power, vote for their leaders, and have
  specific rights and responsibilities

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As opposed to

• Monarchy is rule by a king or monarch
• GREECE at times
• Aristocracy is rule by small group of noble,
  land-owning families
• Oligarchy is rule by a few powerful people
  (nobles, merchants) SPARTA
• Republic government by elected leaders
• ROME

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The ancient Greeks

• In Athens, citizens voting for their leaders
  became common
• Civic virtue became important to many
  philosophers.
• What is civic virtue?

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PERICLES

• Ruled Athens during the Golden Age of Greece.
• Strengthened democracy
• Direct Democracy begins citizens directly
  involved in government

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GRE-EQUALITY???

• While individual rights greatly increased it was
  still a small percentage of the population.
• Only land-owning males could participate in
  voting and government (10 of population)

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Other influences?

• Greek Philosophers/REASON
• 1st Olympics
• Invented dice
• Architecture- columns

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HOMER???
THIS GUY?
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HOMER

• Poet and writer
• The Odyssey
• The Iliad
• Recorded ancient mythological stories Odysseus,
  Trojan War

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Flamethrower!!!!!
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Look familiar?
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Famous U.S Buildings- Why?
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Alexander the Great How do you get that
nickname?

• Alexander spread Greek technology and ideas
  throughout his empire

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Alexander conquered the Persian empire and
controlled one of the largest empire the world
has ever seen.
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Alexander the Great Video
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The ancient Romans

• Developed the rule of law common to all
  citizens throughout the empire
• Developed advanced forms of representative
  government, before evolving in to a dictatorship.

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The Bible

• Hebrew prophets developed the idea of all people
  being equal, created in the image of God.
• The idea caring for the weaker members of society.

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The Magna Carta

• British Document
• King John forced to recognize his power was
  limited by the Barons
• First step toward limited government

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English Bill of Rights

• Made Parliament stronger than King or Queen
• Protected rights to trial by jury
• Outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

Individual Rights
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Mayflower Compact

• Pilgrims signed it
• Agreed to follow all laws made by elected leaders