Student survey
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Day 2
Week: Origins of Democracy
What will we learn today?
Standard 10.1.2 Trade the development of Western political ideas of
the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from
Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics.
Directions: On Day 2 of your Bellwork, answer the following question. You need to
write a one paragraph response, so fill out all of Day 2. There should be little to no
talking during the Bellwork.
Why do you
think we study
history?
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I believe the main reason we
study history is to find out how
we got to where we are
today.
Example: Have you ever had
a movie ending spoiled for you
by a loud-mouthed friend? Is
knowing the ending to a movie
the same as seeing it?
If I told you that Batman saves Gotham City, would that
be the same as seeing the movie from start to finish?
“Where is she?!”
Is knowing the ending to a movie
the same as seeing it?
Is knowing the ending to a movie
the same as seeing it?
No! Half the enjoyment of seeing a
movie is enjoying the entire story, not
just knowing the outcome.
History is the same way!
You don’t just want to live your life today
without a single care about how you got
there.
Instead, you should care why Americans
(and people all around the world) act the
way we do or why we do certain things.
• Why did we go to war with Iraq?
• Why did we get attacked by terrorists on 9/11?
• Why was the election of Obama such a big
deal?
• (Talk about Boston taxes)
• (Talk about old people and saving money)
Read the two statements
below and decide which
is true:
a) History we learn in class
is fact
b) History we learn in class
is opinion
a)
History we learn in class is fact
b) History we learn in
class is opinion (with
facts sprinkled in)
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I broke up with Mark
because he cheated on
me with my best friend
even though I was
working all the time
while he sat at home
unemployed!
I broke up with Mark
because he cheated
on me with my best
friend Sally even
though I was
working all the time
while he sat at home
unemployed!
Heck no! It didn’t work
out with Cheryl because
she was working all the
time and I felt ignored
and alone. And I was
so upset after being laid
off! Jenny was there for
me when Cheryl wasn’t.
I broke up with Mark
because he cheated
on me with my best
friend Sally even
though I was
working all the time
while he sat at home
unemployed!
Are their two sides to the story?
Are both sides correct?
Heck no! It didn’t work
out with Cheryl because
she was working all the
time and I felt ignored
and alone. And I was
so upset after being laid
off! Jenny was there for
me when Cheryl wasn’t.
During World War II in the 1940s, the
United States and Japan were fighting each
other, trying to get each other to surrender.
The United States dropped two atomic
bombs on Japan killing over 200,000
innocent civilians (not soldiers). This did
cause the Japanese to surrender and
probably saved several thousand United
States soldier’s lives.
Do you think that Japanese History
textbooks and American History
textbooks talk about this event in the
exact same way?
In conclusion, ALL history is biased. History is biased
because it is an interpretation of the past. There are a lot of
things in your textbook that are not completely true. There
are a lot of things that I will teach that are not the 100% truth.
As a student, try to be a skeptic. Question everything I say!
Think quietly in your head, “How can that be true when….”
The smartest people in this world didn’t
believe everything they were told; they went
out and discovered the truth for themselves.
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1. Study Guide #1
2. Study Guide #2
3. P.1A Legacy of Ancient Greece and
Rome
4. Forms of Government
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Identify the political systems of
Athens, Greece.
Trace changes in Greek democracy
and the beginnings of Greek
philosophy.
Compare Athens with Rome and
describe the influence of Roman law.
How did Greece and Rome help in
the creation of democracy?
 The Greeks developed democracy and
the Romans added representative
government, both of which are very
important to the United States.
Representation and citizen participation
are important features of democratic
governments around the world.
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 As early as 2000 BC
Greeks established city
governments
 Government- a system for
controlling a society. It
consists of people and
institutions with the
authority to establish and
enforce rules for society.
 Types of governments
createdMonarchy
Oligarchy
Aristocracy,
Democracy
• What were the two ancient
civilizations that influenced American
Government?
• Explain “government” in your own
words.
 Monarchy- Greek for
“one” and “rule”
 State ruled by a king
 Rule is hereditary
(passed down
generation to
generation)
 Some rulers claim
divine right
 Divine Right:
Chosen by “GOD” to
rule
 Oligarchy-
Greek word for
“few” and “rule”
 State ruled by a
small group of
citizens
 gov't of the elite:
smartest, richest,
best educated
• Aristocracy- Greek for “best” and “rule”
• State ruled by nobility (rich people)
• Rule is hereditary and based on family ties, social
rank, and wealth
• Social status and wealth support rulers authority
• gov't. by a royal class (king and the like)
• Direct Democracy-
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Greek word for “popular”
and “rule”
State ruled by its citizens
Rule is based on
citizenship
Majority rule decides
vote
Citizens make laws
directly rather than
through representatives
• Of the four types of governments,
which would be the worst to live
under?
• Of the four types of government,
which is most like America?
• Athens was the most
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powerful city state of Greece.
594 BC-508 BC
All male citizens were able to
vote and participate in
government
Court system was
established
Allowed citizens laws for
debate and passage
Create 3 branches of
government: legislative,
executive, judicial (just like
United States)
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• Republic: Latin word for “a
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public matter”
Rome battled for control of the
Italian peninsula. Rome won(defeating Greece)
600BC
Created a Republic (is a form of
government in which citizens
elect representatives to make
government decisions – AKA
Representative Democracy
Created written laws called the
Twelve Tables
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• Tell me three ways that Athen’s
government was similar to America’s?
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• All citizens had the right to equal
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treatment under the law
A person was considered innocent
until proven guilty
The burden of proof rested with the
accuser rather than the accused
A law that seemed unfair could be
discontinued
Rome preserved and added to
Greece’s ideas of democracy and
passed on the early democratic
traditions to civilizations that
followed.
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