Rise of Democratic Ideas
Assignment One: Text pp. 2-7 to “Greek Philosophers." Respond to the following in your notebooks.
· Democracy
· City-state
· Aristocracy
· Citizen of Athens
· Solon’s classes of citizenship
· Cleithenes Council of Five Hundred
· Perciles extends democracy
· Direct democracy
4. What seems to be a sad, ironic conclusion of Greek history?
Assignment
Two: Read “The Democratic
Experiment” by Paul Cartledge (Professor of
Greek History, University of Cambridge) at the following website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01.shtml
and write responses to the
following questions: