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Life in Athens Documents

Life in Athens Documents. Close Read. FIRST STEP:. Take three minutes to skim through the document and highlight any word that you don’t know. UNFAMILIAR WORDS. DOCUMENT 1 Ensample: example Imitators: pretenders Hindrance: hold back Engage: participate Scrutiny: look closely

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Life in Athens Documents

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  1. Life in Athens Documents Close Read

  2. FIRST STEP: Take three minutes to skim through the document and highlight any word that you don’t know.

  3. UNFAMILIAR WORDS DOCUMENT 1 Ensample: example Imitators: pretenders Hindrance: hold back Engage: participate Scrutiny: look closely Consults: seek information Constraint: hold back Transgression: break rule Magistrates: government official Enacted: make/act out Oppressed: harsh treatment Transgressor: rule breaker Reprobation: bad person DOCUMENT 2 Ecclesia: public assembly Organ: part of Leveling: to make even Pretentions: to claim something Profoundly: extremely Wedded: come together Multitudes: lots Cultivated: prepare/develop Notoriously: well known, bad Conspicuous: clearly visible Franchise: privilege/right Prosecuted: press charges Dicastery: congregation/group Disfranchised: deprive rights Deme: group in Athens

  4. NEXT STEP: Take five minutes to read through the document again, this time referencing the list. You will need to underline what you believe is the most important sentence.

  5. FINALLY You and and your partner will need to take one minute each to quickly share what your document was all about and your most important sentence. Then, you and your partner will need to come up with a statement, in ten words or less, that summarizes both documents. HINT: Both documents are saying the same thing

  6. Put BOTH documents in your notebook and include this statement: Athens’ democracy was based not on wealth, but on ability and citizenship.

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