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In this extra credit discussion we will review the 47.55 minute You Tube video on Athens The Truth about Democracy Part 1Dawn of Democracy Title 2 found at:
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Make sure you have read pp. 54-57 in Chapter 2 and read the “Democracy in the City-State of Athens” part of the power point before writing your review. The extra credit assignment is worth 5 points.
Instructions:
Once you have read pp. 68-70 in the textbook and the “Democracy in the City-State of Athens” part of the power point, and watched the video, post your film review making sure to also include responses to the following questions:
- What is the main argument, purpose, or point of the film?
- What sources are used? (This may include artifacts, documents, diaries, photographs, or testimony of experts.)
- What did you learn from viewing the film?
- Did the film help to explain the democratic process in Athens?
- What did you like about the film?
- What did you not like about the film?
- What else needs to be added to the film to accurately explain the democratic process in Athens?
- Should the film be viewed in future History 1 classes?
The main purpose of the film is to unravel the truth about Athenian democracy. Was it really democratic? How democratic the city was? How did it become the power that