U8_Assessment 3

U8_Assessment 3 Comparing Three Democracies

• local and provincial governments
  
  
• ancient Athens
  
  
• the Iroquois Confederacy

These societies have similar underlying principles and ideas. However, the manner in which each society arranged itself was unique. In some ways, they were very comparable, but each has its own particular characteristics as well.

1. Your task is to identify thoroughly the ways these societies were the same and the ways they were different. Be sure to include the following:
   
   
   • Ideas that are specific to each individual group
     
     
   • Ideas that are common to each of these pairs
     
     
   • Athens and Iroquois Confederacy
     
     
   • Athens and local/provincial governments
     
     
   • Local/provincial governments and the Iroquois Confederacy
     
     
   • Ideas that all three democracies have in common
     
2. As you are organizing your ideas and gathering information, be sure to consider these factors:
   
   
   • Decision-making
     
     
   • Citizen participation
     
     
   • Political structures
     
3. To present this information, select a format that assists with the understanding of the content. You may choose
   
   
   • Venn diagram
     
     
   • PowerPoint
     
     
   • Photo Story
     
     
   • VoiceThread
     
     
   • PhotoPeach
     
     
   • Glogster
     
     
   • paragraphs
     
     
   • video
     
     
   • audio recording or podcast
     
     
   • other (Contact your teacher to approve your idea.)
     
4. You may use a graphic organizer to gather your information.  
   
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