Athens Vs. Sparta

Democratic Athens

508 B.C. England 1600’s United States 1776 1. Ancient Athens = 1st Democracy in history! Athens democracy

Democracy Demos = people Kratos = To Rule

Athenian Democracy What’s wrong with this picture? 2. Direct Democracy – government in which male citizens participate directly rather than through elected representatives . Direct Male directly elected representatives

It’s a man’s world you know! Right on Bro! Aristotle “The loom is women’s work, not debate. The man is by nature fitter for command than the female, just as an older person is superior to a younger, more immature person. -Aristotle 3. Limited Democracy: Only men could participate; not women or slaves. Limited men participate

Equality Ability Education “Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the laws. When it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the ability the man possesses. We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless but as a useless character.” -Pericles Education “We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless but as a useless character.” 4. Pericles – leader during Athens golden age (civilization’s peak). Pericles golden age peak