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6th grade How democracy worked in Athens, and who could take part worksheet

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How democracy worked in Athens, and who could take part

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  1. Read this first

    How Athens governed itself (from 508 BCE)

    PartWhoJob
    Assemblymale citizens who came; 5,000 or 6,000 often met?
    Council of 50050 citizens from each of 10 tribes, chosen by lothelped set what the Assembly would discuss
    Courtslarge juries of citizens chosen by lotdecided cases

    The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: in 508 BCE, Cleisthenes divided the people into 10 tribes and set up the Council of 500.

  2. Kira's chart has a blank: what was the Assembly's job?

    • Ruled Athens as its king
    • Decided court cases as jurors
    • Voted on laws and big decisions
    • Helped set what would be discussed

  3. Luz's chart has a blank: how were Council members chosen?

    • 5,000 or 6,000 who came to vote
    • Elected for life by the courts
    • 50 from each tribe, chosen by lot
    • Picked by the king of Athens

  4. Milo's chart has a blank: who sat on the juries in the courts?

    • Twelve jurors elected each year
    • Large juries of citizens chosen by lot
    • One judge chosen by the king
    • Male citizens who came to vote

  5. How Athens governed itself (from 508 BCE)

    PartWhoJob
    Assemblymale citizens who came; 5,000 or 6,000 often metvoted on laws and big decisions
    Council of 50050 citizens from each of 10 tribes, chosen by lothelped set what the Assembly would discuss
    Courtslarge juries of citizens chosen by lotdecided cases

    Below the chart: in 508 BCE, Cleisthenes divided the people into 10 tribes and set up the Council of 500.

  6. Noah reads that democracy comes from Greek words. What does democracy mean?

    • Rule by a few rich families
    • Rule by the people
    • Rule by the army
    • Rule by one king

  7. Pia reads that Council members were chosen by lot. What does by lot mean?

    • Chosen because they owned land
    • Chosen by a vote of the people
    • Chosen by the oldest family
    • Picked at random, like drawing names

  8. Who helped set what the Assembly would discuss, Zee asks?

    • The juries in the courts
    • One king
    • The Council of 500
    • The President

  9. Who decided court cases in Athens, Ari asks?

    • The Assembly's 6,000 voters
    • A king alone
    • Large juries of citizens
    • The Council by itself

  10. Cleisthenes set up the Council in 508 BCE. About how many years ago is that, Bo asks?

    • About 250 years ago
    • About 1,500 years ago
    • About 500 years ago
    • About 2,500 years ago

  11. Which came first, Cleisthenes' Council in 508 BCE or the 451 BCE citizenship law, Esme asks?

    • The law: 451 is a smaller number
    • Neither: both are CE
    • The Council, in 508 BCE
    • Both in the same year

  12. How many years passed between 508 BCE and 451 BCE, Jun asks?

    • 570 years
    • 57 years
    • 5 years
    • 959 years
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How democracy worked in Athens, and who could take part. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can say what the Assembly, the Council of 500 and the courts did, and what democracy, by lot and citizen mean.
  • I can explain who could vote in Athens and who could not (women, enslaved people, metics), and how ostracism worked.
  • I can compare direct democracy in Athens with representative democracy in the United States, and read two passages of Pericles' speech carefully.

Standard: D2.Civ.5.6-8

Common mistakes

Your child read the wrong row of the chart. Find the row's name first, then read across.

Your child chose a claim that says more than the evidence shows. Keep the claim as small as the evidence.

Your child chose a single ruler. Athens' democracy spread power among many citizens.

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Your child read the wrong row of the chart. Find the row's name first, then read across.

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