Analyze Athenian direct democracy (Cleisthenes' reforms 508 BCE through the Periclean period and the end of the Classical Athenian democracy in 322 BCE) — its institutions (Assembly / Council of 500 / popular courts / ostracism) AND its citizenship-exclusion ratio (~10-13% per Mogens Herman Hansen 1991): only adult male citizens could vote; women, enslaved people (~25-30% of Attic population), metics (resident foreigners), and children were excluded
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~7 min hist.g6.f.ex_30

Compare Contrast

Prompt

Compare Spartan helot system + Athenian household slavery + Athenian silver-mine slavery in 3 columns. Identify 2 differences AND apply HUMANITY-FIRST + RESILIENCE-FIRST framing. Name one documented act of resistance.

How it's presented
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Answer criteria
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rubric
3 stars: 3 distinct forms named with specific features + 2 differences identified + Humanity-FIRST + Resilience-FIRST framing applied + named documented resistance (Messenian Wars OR Laurion-mine revolt 413 BCE OR named individual). 2 stars: 3 of 4. 1 star: 2. 0: <2.
Hints
  1. Spartan helots = state-owned + assigned to land.
  2. Athenian douloi = individually owned + manumission more frequent.
  3. Messenian Wars; Laurion mine revolt 413 BCE.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Treating all ancient slavery as identical
  • Erasing differences between Spartan helots and Athenian douloi
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