1. Development of Democracy Greece & Rome

2. Pair-Share What is a democracy?
What are characteristics of a society with a democratic form of government?
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a republic?

3. Objective:
Students will be able to compare and contrast the principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy by completing a Venn Diagram.

4. Timeline in the Evolution of Democracy
or…
How did the idea that people should rule themselves and their country come about?

5. Ancient Greece
Athens
a coastal city that was a center of trade
Athenians were used to merchants, missionaries, artists, scholars, and travelers from other countries
Athenians developed direct democracy
Athens develops a direct democracy where every citizen voted directly for all the laws.
Greece is a nation of islands and mountains
the geography resulted in difficulty to communicate and travel between areas
this led to Ancient Greece developing city-states, where individual cities ruled themselves and some of the land around the city
Athens and Sparta rose as the most important city-states

6. Film Clip: Athens, The Birthplace of Democracy

7. The Roman Republic
Rome started as a city state on the Italian Peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea
as the city grew and became more powerful, the rich citizens elected people to represent them and make their laws
this was the start of the Roman Republic
the Republic ended and the Empire
started when Julius Caesar became emperor
Rome was ruled by a representative government where citizens voted for people to make their laws.

8. Greece Polytheism (more than 1 god) 1st Direct Democracy
government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.
Right of citizens to bring charges against wrongdoers
Citizens could submit laws
Three Branches of Government

9. Rome: Polytheism (more than 1 god) Republic
Form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make government decisions
Senate
Laws
Universal
Equal treatment under the law
Innocent until proven guilty
Burden of proof rests with the accuser
No unjust laws
Laws must be written down

10. Wrap-Up Activity
To assess your knowledge about Greece & Rome you will have 5 minutes to walk around the room and match the words/phrases with either Greece, Rome or Both by writing the words/phrases in the appropriate circle.
You way be awarded extra credit points if you are correct!

11. Create a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting Greece & Rome
Greece Both Rome

12. GREECE BOTH ROME Polytheism
Had philosophers
Branches of Government
Athens & Sparta were important city-states
Citizens could submit laws
Right of citizens to bring charges against wrongdoers
a nation of islands and
Mountains
Direct Democracy
Polytheism
Believed everyone had equal treatment under the law
Believed laws should be based on reason and intellect
Ideas contributed to Democracy
Republic
Trial by jury
written legal codes of law
Is a peninsula
innocent until proven
guilty
Is located along the Mediterranean Sea
Senate
Burden of proof rests with
the accuser
No unjust laws