Year 5

What was Athenian democracy?

In this lesson, we will learn about the development of democracy in Athens, exploring the impact this had on the city's development, and how it became an enduring legacy of Ancient Greece to the rest of the world.

Year 5

What was Athenian democracy?

In this lesson, we will learn about the development of democracy in Athens, exploring the impact this had on the city's development, and how it became an enduring legacy of Ancient Greece to the rest of the world.

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Key learning points

  1. Athens was the first direct democracy
  2. Who had a say in the governance of Rome
  3. How Athenian democracy influenced the world

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5 Questions

Q1.
The Olympics were held in honour of which Ancient Greek god?
Athena
Poseidon
Correct answer: Zeus
Q2.
In which city-state did democracy first develop?
Correct answer: Athens
Crete
Sparta
Q3.
Which Persian king led the invasion of Greece between 492 BCE - 490 BCE?D
Correct answer: Darius I
Xerxes
Q4.
In which city-state was the Parthenon built?
Correct answer: Athens
Corinth
Olympia
Sparta
Q5.
Greek drama evolved out of religious ritual. True or false?
False
Correct answer: True

5 Questions

Q1.
The statesman Solon was appointed ruler of which Greek city-state?
Correct answer: Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Q2.
What did Solon propose in his new constitution?
Correct answer: To cancel everybody's debt and allow people to own the land they worked.
To double everybody's debt.
Q3.
Who led a democratic reform movement in Athens between 508 BCE - 507 BCE?
Aristotle
Correct answer: Cleisthenes
Peisistratos
Q4.
Who was considered a citizen in Ancient Athens? Tick one.
Everybody who lived in Athens
Correct answer: Men who completed their military training
Slaves
Women
Q5.
Which Athenian democratic institution met around 40 times a year?
Boule
Dikasteria
Correct answer: Ekklesia