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Wendy Conklin, M.A.

Consultants

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Kent State University

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Name: Conklin, Wendy, author.

Title: You are there! : Ancient Greece 432 BC / Wendy Conklin, M.A.

Other titles: You are there, Ancient Greece 432 BC | Ancient Greece

432 BC

Description: Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, [2016] |

Includes index. | Audience: Grades 4-6.

Identiers: LCCN 2016012330 (print) | LCCN 2016012862 (ebook) | ISBN

9781493836000 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781480757042 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: Greece--History--To 146 B.C.--Juvenile literature. |

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.--Juvenile literature.

Classication: LCC DF77 .C6965 2016 (print) | LCC DF77 (ebook) | DDC

938/.02--dc23

LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016012330

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Table of Contents

Welcome to the Year 432 BC! ........ 4

Only the Strong Live in Sparta ....... 8

Greeks Are Good atWar ........... 10

Oh, My Gods and Goddesses ....... 14

Living the Greek Life ............. 20

Its All Greek to Me .............. 26

Glossary ........................ 28

Index .......................... 29

Check It Out! .................... 30

Try It! .......................... 31

About the Author .................

Welcome to

Politics Is a

Greek Thing

The Greek term for city-state

is polis . The modern-day word

politics comes from polis .

the Year BC !

Sweet and spicy smells ll the air as I run down the

stone path . The pavement is hard but smooth under my

leather sandals . The vibrant sunlight makes the moist air

heavy around me , and I start to sweat . Im sprinting like our

great Olympic athletes . Although I am not yet old enough

to vote , one day I , Pericles , a son of Athens who is named

for the great Greek statesman , will have my say in our

Greek democracy . Until then , I want to learn and see all I

can in trendsetting Greece .

Trendsetter for Democracy

You may have heard the term city-state

before , but perhaps you dont know what it

means . A citystate is formed when a city and

nearby areas join together to form an independent

state . This means they make their own laws and

decisions , just as in a democracy . ( As I said ,

Greece is a trendsetter !) This is the rst time in

history that any form of governing by the people

has taken place . Athens and Sparta are the two

most powerful citystates , but there are

many other citystates , as well as

colonies , established abroad .

Luckily for me , I live in the citystate of Athens .

Citizens here have a right to stand up and voice opinions

about the government . It doesnt matter if I grow up to

become a farmer , an aristocrat , or a lowly laborer all

citizens voices are equal . And we are wary of anyone who

has too much power! We dont want a single person trying

to sway others to his side because then he will have more

clout than the rest of us . Recently , I witnessed leaders

scratching the names of people with too much power on

some ostraka , old pieces of pottery . Anyone reaching

votes must leave Athens for years .

Who Exactly Was a

Citizen of Athens ?

To be considered a citizen in Athens , a

person had to be a male over years

of age and born in Athens . Earlier in

the city-states history , a person also

had to own land to be a citizen .

At its core , democracy means that the people rule

themselves . But in actuality , we elect people to rule for us .

While this is a good way to govern overall, Athens does

not have a perfect system . There are still injustices . For

example , the rich Athenians have more advantages than the

poor people do . Politicians do their best to sway the voters

to their points of view , even if they are not right . If you are

a woman , a slave , or from another citystate , you cant vote

in Athens .

Spartas democratic society , though ,

is not exactly like society in Athens .

Instead , Spartans live under the rule

of two kings , elders , judges , and an

assembly of men . Free men elect the

assembly . This group of men governs

the citystate together .

Pericles , a Real

Statesman

One of the greatest statesmen of

Athens was Pericles , a leader for

more than years . Even though

he was a nobleman , he wanted

commoners ( people not of noble

birth ) to have chances to hold ofce .

Because of his leadership , male

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