Ancient Athens - Welcome to Grade 6...The Agora •This is the market place in ancient Athens...
Transcript of Ancient Athens - Welcome to Grade 6...The Agora •This is the market place in ancient Athens...
AncientAthensWelcometotheMetics!
Timeline
WhoweretheMetics?• InancientAthens,peoplebelongedtodifferentclassesà Aperson’sclassdeterminedtheirrightsand
responsibilities
• ThedifferentAtheniansocialclasseswere:à citizens,metics,slaves,andwomen
• Metics wereforeignerslivinginancientAthensà theywerebornoutsideofthecity-stateof
Athens
• TheywouldonlycometoAthensiftheyweresponsoredbyacitizen
NOTE: Athenianwomenbelonginthepurplesectionbut haddifferentrightsandresponsibilitiesthanmetics
RightsandResponsibilities
InSociety
• Expectedtoperformmilitaryservice• Hadtopaytaxes• CouldnotownpropertyinAthens• CouldnotmarryanAthenianwoman• Couldsendtheirsonstoschool
InGovernment
• Theyhadnorightsingovernment• couldnotvote,couldnotholdagovernmentposition• BUTtheycould trytoinfluencewhatthecitizensthoughtanddid
TheAgora• ThisisthemarketplaceinancientAthens
• Citizens,metics,andsomeslavessetupstalltosellgoods
• Peopleofallclassesshopped,bargained,andexchangednews
• Thiswaswherecitizenswouldmeettodiscusspolitics
Asapersonwhodidnothaveadirectroleingovernment,whatopportunitiesdidtheagorapresenttoyou?
Whatdoyounotice?
PnyxHill• AveryimportantplacewheretheAssembly (ofcitizens)wouldgatherandvoteonimportantissues
à Remember:metics cannotvoteontheseissues,buttheycantrytoinfluencethecitizens• Agroupofcitizens(calledtheBoule)hasdecidedwhichissuetheAssemblywillbediscussingandvotingontoday• TheAssemblyneedstocomeupwithasolutionandconsequencesforthosewhodon’tcomply
IssuesDiscussedbytheBoule• Swearingandinappropriatelanguagehappeningduringrecess.
• Inappropriatelunchroombehaviorisstillhappening(especiallynotrespectingthelunchroomsupervisors,messy,andloud)
• Alotofstragglerswhenthebellringsinthemorningandafterlunchrecess
• Messyclassrooms,studentsnotputtinggarbage/recycling/compostintheproperbins
• Alotofmudinthehallways• Shoesmakingitdifficulttomovecomputer&iPadcarts
TimetoInfluence!• Thinkaboutthechosentopic– whatdoyouthinkthesolutionandconsequencesshouldbe?• Sincewecan’tvote,wearegoingtocomeupwithstrongargumentstotrytopersuadethecitizenstovotehowwewouldlikethemto• Writejot-notestoguideyourbrainstormingwhilewritingoutthedifferentreasonsyouaregoingtopresenttothecitizens
Discussion• Towhatextentwereequityandfairnesspresentintheroleofametic?
Artifacts
• Whatotherartifactsmightthemetics haveleftbehind?
GreekVases
Volute-KraterAmphora
AncientDrachma(silver)
GreekColumns