Greek Government
... Democracy was developed in Ancient Greece around 500 B.C., in the city-state of Athens. The main governing body of the Athenian democracy was the Citizens Assembly. It was open to all 40,000 male citizens, but usually only 5,000 attended. The assembly welcomed both rich and poor citizens. The male ...
... Democracy was developed in Ancient Greece around 500 B.C., in the city-state of Athens. The main governing body of the Athenian democracy was the Citizens Assembly. It was open to all 40,000 male citizens, but usually only 5,000 attended. The assembly welcomed both rich and poor citizens. The male ...
Political Thinking POL 161
... corrupt form of government • Aristotle referred to it as “mobocracy” • He did however go on to say that there are desirable features in democracy • Aristotle felt a tweak was in order, he felt the best form was that of a polity or ...
... corrupt form of government • Aristotle referred to it as “mobocracy” • He did however go on to say that there are desirable features in democracy • Aristotle felt a tweak was in order, he felt the best form was that of a polity or ...
Warring City-States.key
... During the Dorian period, Greek civilization experienced decline. However, two things changed life in Greece. First, Dorians and Mycenaeans alike began to identify less with the culture of their ancestors and more with the local area where they lived. Second, by the end of this period, the method of ...
... During the Dorian period, Greek civilization experienced decline. However, two things changed life in Greece. First, Dorians and Mycenaeans alike began to identify less with the culture of their ancestors and more with the local area where they lived. Second, by the end of this period, the method of ...
Exemplar for Internal Assessment Resource Classical
... forty times a year to debate public policies and make laws. In Athens, however, participation relied on attending the Ekklesia in person, and speaking priority was given according to age, and probably class. In New Zealand, anyone can go to the House of Representatives while Parliament is sitting an ...
... forty times a year to debate public policies and make laws. In Athens, however, participation relied on attending the Ekklesia in person, and speaking priority was given according to age, and probably class. In New Zealand, anyone can go to the House of Representatives while Parliament is sitting an ...
Historical Background to the Trial of Socrates
... Exacted tribute from smaller states and became wealthy – used for fleet and building programme Lasted until outbreak of Peloponnesian War 432 ...
... Exacted tribute from smaller states and became wealthy – used for fleet and building programme Lasted until outbreak of Peloponnesian War 432 ...
Ancient_Athens_Pillars_of_Democracy_notes
... - In charge of day-to-day operation of Athens, including the agenda for the Assembly - Assembly had final say in decisions - 500 members chosen through lottery (each of the 10 tribes of Attica had 50 representatives) - Council members had to be over 30 years old - Council service lasted one year, t ...
... - In charge of day-to-day operation of Athens, including the agenda for the Assembly - Assembly had final say in decisions - 500 members chosen through lottery (each of the 10 tribes of Attica had 50 representatives) - Council members had to be over 30 years old - Council service lasted one year, t ...
Ancient Greece Study Guide Vocab: Peninsula: land surrounded by
... the U.S. today? In Athens, citizens voted directly on all issues, only free men voted, 100 jurors. US has representative democracy, women can vote, 12 jurors, 3 branches of government. ...
... the U.S. today? In Athens, citizens voted directly on all issues, only free men voted, 100 jurors. US has representative democracy, women can vote, 12 jurors, 3 branches of government. ...
how democratic was athens
... which tend to be much more individualistic, dedicated to private and group interests. Instead of basing decisions on the common interest they are frequently the result of compromises between powerful groups or parties with only slight concern for the general welfare. Moreover the problems on which t ...
... which tend to be much more individualistic, dedicated to private and group interests. Instead of basing decisions on the common interest they are frequently the result of compromises between powerful groups or parties with only slight concern for the general welfare. Moreover the problems on which t ...
Athens vs. Sparta
... – An aristocracy becomes an oligarchy when it caters only for the interests of the rich. ...
... – An aristocracy becomes an oligarchy when it caters only for the interests of the rich. ...
Disadvantage - Colts Neck School
... Athens Leader created a Constitution which gave Athenians rights, such as freedom of speech. This became a direct democracy. Still you could not say certain thing against the gods. Most free males over 18 could be citizens after swearing an oath to Zeus. Citizens could elect generals or ve ...
... Athens Leader created a Constitution which gave Athenians rights, such as freedom of speech. This became a direct democracy. Still you could not say certain thing against the gods. Most free males over 18 could be citizens after swearing an oath to Zeus. Citizens could elect generals or ve ...
Athens: A City-State
... Athens: A City-State he trial promised to be one of the most important the citizens of Athens would hear all year. In 406 B.C., six navy generals were accused of abandoning hundreds of shipwrecked soldiers and leaving them to drown. Were the generals guilty of causing the deaths of these men? A jury ...
... Athens: A City-State he trial promised to be one of the most important the citizens of Athens would hear all year. In 406 B.C., six navy generals were accused of abandoning hundreds of shipwrecked soldiers and leaving them to drown. Were the generals guilty of causing the deaths of these men? A jury ...
GUIDED READING Warring City
... A. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects As you read about the growth of Greek citystates, answer the questions about events in the time line. (Some dates are approximate.) 725 B.C. ...
... A. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects As you read about the growth of Greek citystates, answer the questions about events in the time line. (Some dates are approximate.) 725 B.C. ...
Athenian Democracy Skit
... Accurately show how each of the pillars allowed Athenians to participate in democracy. Include all members of your group Have a script (so everyone knows what to do/say) Be rehearsed (look up from your script, face the audience, speak loud and clear, act out scenes, create or bring props) ...
... Accurately show how each of the pillars allowed Athenians to participate in democracy. Include all members of your group Have a script (so everyone knows what to do/say) Be rehearsed (look up from your script, face the audience, speak loud and clear, act out scenes, create or bring props) ...
Athenian Government Rocks - wwpk-3
... get certain protections, you get very little political rights such as voting. Therfore, you have a very little say in how the city-state should be run. Since an oligarchy was mainly run by aritstocrats, who only cared about themselves (most of the time) no say was given to the people. In Athens, tho ...
... get certain protections, you get very little political rights such as voting. Therfore, you have a very little say in how the city-state should be run. Since an oligarchy was mainly run by aritstocrats, who only cared about themselves (most of the time) no say was given to the people. In Athens, tho ...
Unit 6 Lesson 2 The Rise of Hellenic Civilization
... BC a man named Solon created a set of laws that were much less harsh and gave more rights to nonaristocrats. Under Solon’s laws, all free men living in Athens became citizens, people who had the right to participate in government.(7) But his efforts were not enough for Athenians. They were ready to ...
... BC a man named Solon created a set of laws that were much less harsh and gave more rights to nonaristocrats. Under Solon’s laws, all free men living in Athens became citizens, people who had the right to participate in government.(7) But his efforts were not enough for Athenians. They were ready to ...
Nicole Loraux. The Divided City: On Memory and Forgetting in
... nonpluralist vision of democracy that had its roots in the very foundation of Argentina. The book is divided into six chapters through which the main argument, presented in the introduction, chronologically unfolds. Chapter one presents the founding visions of the country's nonpluralistic democracy ...
... nonpluralist vision of democracy that had its roots in the very foundation of Argentina. The book is divided into six chapters through which the main argument, presented in the introduction, chronologically unfolds. Chapter one presents the founding visions of the country's nonpluralistic democracy ...
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... five hundred to supervise foreign affairs, oversee the treasury, and propose laws. He gave to the Athenian assembly, composed of male citizens, authority to pass laws after free and open debate. For this reason, Cleisthenes' reforms laid the foundation for Athenian democracy. O. All male citizens vo ...
... five hundred to supervise foreign affairs, oversee the treasury, and propose laws. He gave to the Athenian assembly, composed of male citizens, authority to pass laws after free and open debate. For this reason, Cleisthenes' reforms laid the foundation for Athenian democracy. O. All male citizens vo ...
CHAPTER 5 • Section 2
... groups based on where they lived rather than on their wealth. He also increased the power of the assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws for debate and passage. Cleisthenes then created the Council of Five Hundred. This body proposed laws and counseled the assembly. Council members were cho ...
... groups based on where they lived rather than on their wealth. He also increased the power of the assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws for debate and passage. Cleisthenes then created the Council of Five Hundred. This body proposed laws and counseled the assembly. Council members were cho ...
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... broken pottery used as bollots) was sent into exile The first ostracism occured in 487 BCE and the last was held 70 years later ...
... broken pottery used as bollots) was sent into exile The first ostracism occured in 487 BCE and the last was held 70 years later ...
First Peloponnesian War to Reduction of Melos
... Are not popular assemblies frequently subject to the impulses of rage, resentment, jealousy, avarice, and of other irregular and violent propensities? Is it not well known that their determinations are often governed by a few individuals in whom they place confidence, and are, of course, liable to b ...
... Are not popular assemblies frequently subject to the impulses of rage, resentment, jealousy, avarice, and of other irregular and violent propensities? Is it not well known that their determinations are often governed by a few individuals in whom they place confidence, and are, of course, liable to b ...
A Comparison of Ancient Civilizations
... called the ACROPOLIS where people could take refuge from attack. With the revival of commerce, a TRADING CENTER developed below the acropolis. ...
... called the ACROPOLIS where people could take refuge from attack. With the revival of commerce, a TRADING CENTER developed below the acropolis. ...
WORD
... The second key difference is the level of participation. Our democracy is representative we choose politicians to rule for us. Athenian democracy was direct and in-your-face. To make it as participatory as possible, most officials and all jurymen were selected by lot. This was thought to be the demo ...
... The second key difference is the level of participation. Our democracy is representative we choose politicians to rule for us. Athenian democracy was direct and in-your-face. To make it as participatory as possible, most officials and all jurymen were selected by lot. This was thought to be the demo ...
Athenian Democracy DBQ
... they take delight in the meanest and basest, being ever ready to listen to the tales of slanderers. A king, besides, is beyond all other men inconsistent with himself. Pay him court in moderation, and he is angry because you do not show him more profound respect --- show him profound respect, and he ...
... they take delight in the meanest and basest, being ever ready to listen to the tales of slanderers. A king, besides, is beyond all other men inconsistent with himself. Pay him court in moderation, and he is angry because you do not show him more profound respect --- show him profound respect, and he ...
Athenian Democracy - PHS
... they take delight in the meanest and basest, being ever ready to listen to the tales of slanderers. A king, besides, is beyond all other men inconsistent with himself. Pay him court in moderation, and he is angry because you do not show him more profound respect --- show him profound respect, and he ...
... they take delight in the meanest and basest, being ever ready to listen to the tales of slanderers. A king, besides, is beyond all other men inconsistent with himself. Pay him court in moderation, and he is angry because you do not show him more profound respect --- show him profound respect, and he ...
Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age Notes
... b. History i. The epic poems of Homer recount stories, but are not accurate recordings of what took place. 1. Herodotus, a Greek who lived in Athens for a time, pioneered the accurate reporting of events. ...
... b. History i. The epic poems of Homer recount stories, but are not accurate recordings of what took place. 1. Herodotus, a Greek who lived in Athens for a time, pioneered the accurate reporting of events. ...
Direct democracy
Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of modern Western-style democracies, which are indirect democracies.