1. Warm Ups
The title of a leader who held power through the use of force.
2) What is an oligarchy?
Bring your colored pencils

2. Chapter 8 Ancient Greece
Mr. Hollingsworth’s World History
November 6, 2017
Section 2 Athens Creates Democracy

3. Alabama Course of Study Standards
3. Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.
•  Identifying cultural contributions of early world religions and philosophies
4. Identify cultural contributions of Classical Greece, including politics, intellectual life, arts, literature, architecture, and science.

4. Learning Targets
I will be able to use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I will be able to analyze the impact of Greek democracy on the ancient and modern world.
I will be able to compare and contrast oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy and categorize the benefits and drawbacks of each form of government.
I will compare and contrast direct democracy with representative democracy and categorize the similarities and differences between each form of government.
I will identify the cultural contributions of Classical Greece with other ancient civilizations and the influences upon modern western civilization.

5. Warm Ups
1) The title of a leader who held power through the use of force.
Tyrant
2) What is an oligarchy?
A government in which only a few people hold power

6. Early Government in Athens
Monarchy
Oligarchy

7. Oligarchic government of Athens
Draco
First recorded legislator in history c. 600 B.C.
Replaced oral code w/ written laws
Father of harsh laws
Adjective for harsh: Draconian

8. Oligarchic government of Athens
Solon
Created laws c. 590 B.C.
Less harsh
More rights to non-aristocrats
All free living men could participate in government

9. Modern Day Oligarchies
Russia

10. Modern Day Oligarchies
Saudi Arabia

11. Modern Day Oligarchies
Zimbabwe

12. Early Government in Athens
Oligarchy
Tyrants

13. The Rise of the Tyrants Peisistratus
c. 546 B.C. overthrew the oligarchy
Unified Athens by bringing peace and prosperity
Built temples and monuments
Created new festivals
Son takes over after death
Aristocrats return to power after outside invasion

14. Modern day tyrants

15. Governments of Athens Monarchy (2) Oligarchy/Aristocrats (3) Tyrants
(4) Democracy

16. Advanced Organizer

17. Oligarchy
The early oligarchy in ancient Athens was a compromise government between citizens that wanted a monarchy and others that sought democracy.

18. Tyranny Peisistratus deposed the oligarchy in Athens and became
a great leader in the ancient world.

19. Democracy The ancient Athenians greatest achievement and legacy
entailed the development of democracy.

20. Key Terms Greek word for a city state
Polis
A high hill where Greeks constructed a fortress
Acropolis
An age marked by great achievements
Classical age

21. Key Terms A form of government in which people rule themselves
Democracy
Rich landowners
Aristocrats
A government where only a few people have power
Oligarchy

22. Key Terms People who had the right to participate in government
Citizens
Ruler who held power through the use of force
Tyrant
The father of democracy
Cleisthenes

23. Key Terms Famous female lyric poet Sappho
Author of the Illiad and Odyssey
Homer
He was a famous story teller using fables
Aesop

24. Key Terms To have an effect on Influence Person who makes a prediction
Oracle

25. Learning Targets
I will be able to use the academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can identify the ancient patterns of trade the Greeks utilized to spread their ideas and philosophies.
I will be able to analyze the impact of Greek colonization on the ancient and modern world.
I will identify the cultural contributions of Classical Greece with other ancient civilizations and the influences upon modern western civilization.

26. Questions