Athenian Democracy
Understand that Athens invented democracy — a system where free male citizens gathered in an Assembly to debate and vote on important decisions for the city — but that women, enslaved people, and foreigners were not allowed to vote
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Could your child explain that democracy — people voting on decisions — was invented in ancient Athens, but that not everyone was allowed to take part?
Understand that Athens invented democracy — a system where free male citizens gathered in an Assembly to debate and vote on important decisions for the city — but that women, enslaved people, and foreigners were not allowed to vote
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- Explain what democracy meant in Athens: citizens voted on decisions together
- Identify who could vote in Athenian democracy (free men born in Athens) and who could not
- Say that the idea of people voting on decisions started in Athens and still influences us today
“Could your child explain that democracy — people voting on decisions — was invented in ancient Athens, but that not everyone was allowed to take part?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Ancient Greece & Rome
- Age range
- Ages 7–9