1. Chapter 9 Section 2 Government in Athens

2. What is democracy?

3. What is an aristocrat?

4. What is an oligarchy?

5. What is a citizen? Who were the citizens of Athens?

6. What is a tyrant? Who was the first Athenian tyrant?

7. What did Peisistratus do for his people while he was in power?

8. Who was Cleisthenes?

9. What was democracy like under Cleisthenes?

10. What is a jury?

11. Who was Pericles?

12. Why was democracy in Athens so successful under the leadership of Pericles?

13. What caused democracy to decline in Athens?

14. What is direct democracy?

15. Broken pottery pieces used by the ancient Greek citizens to cast their votes

16. What is representative democracy?

17. Democracy Then and Now
Direct (Athens)
Representative (USA)

18. Summary