Democracy

List three things you learned about Greece, Athens and/or Democracy today that you didn't know already. 

A person who legally belongs to a community (such as a country) and has rights and responsibilities to that community.

• A.

  Merchant

• B.

  Scribe

• C.

  Citizen

• D.

  Monarch

A group of citizens who gather together in Ancient Greece to pass laws.

• A.

  Assembly

• B.

  Priests

• C.

  Martyrs

• D.

  Untouchables

This city-state developed a democracy system of government which was the first of its kind and the basis for our own government. 

• A.

  Corinth

• B.

  Sparta

• C.

  Thebes

• D.

  Athens

He made reforms, such as paying people for jury service (which allowed poor people to take part in government), that paved the way for democracy. Also, his funeral oration honored Athenians who died in battle.

• A.

  Theseus

• B.

  Pericles

• C.

  Minos

• D.

  Apollo