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The Ecclesia: The Popular Assembly of Citizens in Athens
Analyze the role and procedures of the Athenian Citizens' Assembly (Ecclesia) meeting on the Pnyx to debate and vote directly on laws and war.
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Ancient Greece: The Rise of the Polis and Athenian Democracy
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Examine how Greek geography fostered independent city-states and how Athens developed core democratic institutions such as the Ecclesia and Boule.
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7.T4b.3Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain the democratic political concepts developed in ancient Greece.
7.T4b.3.bMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradecivic participation and voting rights
7.T4b.3.cMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Gradelegislative bodies