textbook study #7 -- The Athenians
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Read in the textbook chapter 4, pages 117-122, on Athens:
1. By the early 7th century, Athens' king had been replaced by an oligarchy. Describe the oligarchy? (page 117)
2. How did Athens become a tyranny by 560 B.C.? (page 117)
3. How did the Athenian democracy come into existence under Cleisthenes? (page 117)
4. What was the structure of the Athenian democracy? (page 117)
5. What period of Greek history is known as Classical Greece? (page 118)
6. What event caused the Athenians to clash with the Persian Empire? (page 118)
7. Look at the map of the Persian wars on page 119 -- how did the strategy of the first Persian campaign against Greece differ from the second campaign?
8. What happened at Salamis and at Plataea in 480? (page 119)
9. Read the "Turning Point -- Pericles Explains Athenian Democracy" on page 120 -- what does Pericles say about freedom and lawlessness?
10. Look at the chart of Athenian and American democracy at the bottom of page 120 -- how do participation and eligibility in Athenian democracy differ from participation and eligibility in American democracy?
11. After the defeat of the Persians, how did Athens become an empire? (page 121)
12. Under the leadership of Pericles, Athens became a direct democracy. Explain what a direct democracy is. (page 121)
13. How did the Athenians use the practice of ostracism to protect them against ambitious politicians? (page 121)
14. Why did Pericles call Athens "the school of Greece"? (page 121)
15. Why was foreign trade such a large part of the Athenian economy? (pages 121-122)
16. Describe the life of a typical Athenian woman. (page 122)
Read in the textbook chapter 4, pages 117-122, on Athens:
1. By the early 7th century, Athens' king had been replaced by an oligarchy. Describe the oligarchy? (page 117)
2. How did Athens become a tyranny by 560 B.C.? (page 117)
3. How did the Athenian democracy come into existence under Cleisthenes? (page 117)
4. What was the structure of the Athenian democracy? (page 117)
5. What period of Greek history is known as Classical Greece? (page 118)
6. What event caused the Athenians to clash with the Persian Empire? (page 118)
7. Look at the map of the Persian wars on page 119 -- how did the strategy of the first Persian campaign against Greece differ from the second campaign?
8. What happened at Salamis and at Plataea in 480? (page 119)
9. Read the "Turning Point -- Pericles Explains Athenian Democracy" on page 120 -- what does Pericles say about freedom and lawlessness?
10. Look at the chart of Athenian and American democracy at the bottom of page 120 -- how do participation and eligibility in Athenian democracy differ from participation and eligibility in American democracy?
11. After the defeat of the Persians, how did Athens become an empire? (page 121)
12. Under the leadership of Pericles, Athens became a direct democracy. Explain what a direct democracy is. (page 121)
13. How did the Athenians use the practice of ostracism to protect them against ambitious politicians? (page 121)
14. Why did Pericles call Athens "the school of Greece"? (page 121)
15. Why was foreign trade such a large part of the Athenian economy? (pages 121-122)
16. Describe the life of a typical Athenian woman. (page 122)