Government, Trade, Conflict & Connections

• ●  What kind of government did they have in ancient Greece? Democracy. Was the government system the same in each of the city-states? No.
  
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  ●  How did democracy develop in Athens/ancient Greece? Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, and is the first known democracy in the world In what ways is the democracy of ancient Greece similar to the democracy we have in Canada? In what ways is it different? Same -they both have jury's in court cases
  -had some form of democracy 
  -had different levels of government(the council of 500, the assembly, the court, federal, provincial, municipal)     
• Different -woman were citizens but could not vote
  -only free male citizens could vote
  -council was chosen by lottery
  -laws were voted on
  -no judges or lawyers
  -if council member is not doing a good job they can all choose to exile him for 10 years
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  ●  Who was the head of the government and what kind of power did they have?
  
• None the ancient Greeks were ruled by democracy.
  ●  Who did the ancient Greeks trade with? Greece's main exports were olive oil, wine, pottery, and metalwork. Imports included grains and pork from Sicily, Arabia, Egypt, Carthage.
  
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  ●  Why is trade beneficial for countries? Countries trade with each other when, on their own, they do not have the resources, or capacity to satisfy their own needs and wants. By developing and exploiting their domestic scarce resources, countries can produce a surplus, and trade this for the resources they need. Do you think that countries benefit from
  having relationships with one another? Yes Why or why not? Because they could get the resources they can't produce. 
  
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  ●  Who did the ancient Greeks have conflict with? Persia. What caused the conflict? Wanting to be better than the other 
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  ●  Why do you think Greece is known as “the birthplace of Western civilization?”  Athens – Birthplace Of Democracy. The concept of a democratic society, such as the one our country enjoys today, began in the Greek capital some 8,000 years ago. The city of Athens is sometimes referred to as the cradle of Western civilization