Warring City-States Assessment.key
... families.These very rich families often gained political power after serving in a king’s military cavalry. ...
... families.These very rich families often gained political power after serving in a king’s military cavalry. ...
Democracy
... Situated on the coast, Athens was one of the most powerful and well-known city-states in Greece. Athenian agriculture converted from grain production to the production of olive oil and wine. This produce was for export and it turned Athens into a trading polis that required a strong merchant and mil ...
... Situated on the coast, Athens was one of the most powerful and well-known city-states in Greece. Athenian agriculture converted from grain production to the production of olive oil and wine. This produce was for export and it turned Athens into a trading polis that required a strong merchant and mil ...
Democracy in Ancient Athens
... As a result, communities were isolated from one another by the rugged landscape. Because of this isolation, each ancient Greek city developed its own style of government, its own laws, and built up its own army. These independent communities are known as citystates. ...
... As a result, communities were isolated from one another by the rugged landscape. Because of this isolation, each ancient Greek city developed its own style of government, its own laws, and built up its own army. These independent communities are known as citystates. ...
Athens v. Sparta Democracy v. Totalitarianism
... At birth judged to be fit or not. At 7 years old taken from home to be made into soldiers. At 20 they are married and have children, but continue to live in barracks. Helots (slaves) do all the work for the Spartan males and females. ...
... At birth judged to be fit or not. At 7 years old taken from home to be made into soldiers. At 20 they are married and have children, but continue to live in barracks. Helots (slaves) do all the work for the Spartan males and females. ...
Greek-PersianWars
... – Council of 500 and the Assembly – Began to pay a stipend – Jury enacted • Could include several thousand • Citizens over the age of 30 serve for one year – Ostracism practiced ...
... – Council of 500 and the Assembly – Began to pay a stipend – Jury enacted • Could include several thousand • Citizens over the age of 30 serve for one year – Ostracism practiced ...
Chapter 8 Study Guide Key
... • Dark Age: Nothing was developed; disaster and raids; warfare and disorder; nothing got done during this time. No history • Tyrant: A leader who held power through the use of force. • Polis: The Greek word for a city-state • Classical Age an age marked by great achievements; architecture, invention ...
... • Dark Age: Nothing was developed; disaster and raids; warfare and disorder; nothing got done during this time. No history • Tyrant: A leader who held power through the use of force. • Polis: The Greek word for a city-state • Classical Age an age marked by great achievements; architecture, invention ...
Unit 3 Study Guide
... Direct democracy – a system of government in which the citizens themselves, not their representatives, participate in making major decisions. Republic – a government in which supreme governing power is held by the citizens and is exercised by representatives elected by and responsible to the voters ...
... Direct democracy – a system of government in which the citizens themselves, not their representatives, participate in making major decisions. Republic – a government in which supreme governing power is held by the citizens and is exercised by representatives elected by and responsible to the voters ...
Early Athens
... Early Athens • Synoecism by 8th c • Aristocratic rule – Basileus, polemarch, archon, thesmothetai, Areopagus council ...
... Early Athens • Synoecism by 8th c • Aristocratic rule – Basileus, polemarch, archon, thesmothetai, Areopagus council ...
The Greek Roots of Democracy
... Pisistratus was a tyrant who gave farmers and poor citizens more power. Cleisthenes set up a council of 500 chosen by lot from citizens to prepare laws and supervise government, a legislature Democracy was limited ...
... Pisistratus was a tyrant who gave farmers and poor citizens more power. Cleisthenes set up a council of 500 chosen by lot from citizens to prepare laws and supervise government, a legislature Democracy was limited ...
Persian Notes
... elected Parliament Parliament: an elected group of people that makes laws; often, power is shared among several political parties Federal Republic A democratic government which allows shared power among national and local authorities ...
... elected Parliament Parliament: an elected group of people that makes laws; often, power is shared among several political parties Federal Republic A democratic government which allows shared power among national and local authorities ...
DEMoCrACy AnD The ATheniAn leSSon
... Greece. By the standards of Athens, whose electorate had a direct vote on big decisions, the U.S. is not really a democracy at all but an oligarchy of elected representatives. Athens offers some corrective lessons for anyone who idealizes democracy. For one thing, the Athenian democracy destroyed it ...
... Greece. By the standards of Athens, whose electorate had a direct vote on big decisions, the U.S. is not really a democracy at all but an oligarchy of elected representatives. Athens offers some corrective lessons for anyone who idealizes democracy. For one thing, the Athenian democracy destroyed it ...
Directions - Baltimore City Public Schools
... reward our most distinguished citizens by asking them to make our political decisions. Nor do we discriminate against the poor. A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scale. An Athenian citizen does not put his private affairs before the affairs of the state; even o ...
... reward our most distinguished citizens by asking them to make our political decisions. Nor do we discriminate against the poor. A man may serve his country no matter how low his position on the social scale. An Athenian citizen does not put his private affairs before the affairs of the state; even o ...
Chapter 9. 2 Greek City – State Governments Onesheet Name
... What was the first political change to happen because of this unrest? The common people of Greece ____________ the overthrow of the ___________ by the _____________. Most of the tyrants of Greek city-states ruled ____________, but _______were cruel. Tyranny – government ruled by someone with tot ...
... What was the first political change to happen because of this unrest? The common people of Greece ____________ the overthrow of the ___________ by the _____________. Most of the tyrants of Greek city-states ruled ____________, but _______were cruel. Tyranny – government ruled by someone with tot ...
Section 2 Notes
... Displeasure with the nobles enabled tyrants to rule in Greece. The citizens wanted to have a say in the government. Two types of governments developed: (1) oligarchy – a few people hold power (2) democracy – ALL citizens share in running the government. Sparta – focused on military; had an oligarchy ...
... Displeasure with the nobles enabled tyrants to rule in Greece. The citizens wanted to have a say in the government. Two types of governments developed: (1) oligarchy – a few people hold power (2) democracy – ALL citizens share in running the government. Sparta – focused on military; had an oligarchy ...
City-States of Greece
... Development of Democracy in Athens • Solon - came to power 594 BC - Outlawed debt slavery - Four social classes based on wealth - Any citizen could charge against wrongdoing ...
... Development of Democracy in Athens • Solon - came to power 594 BC - Outlawed debt slavery - Four social classes based on wealth - Any citizen could charge against wrongdoing ...
Peloponnesian War
... Peloponnesian War Objectives: Explain the Golden Age of Athens under Pericles. Explain the causes and effects of the Peloponnesian War. ...
... Peloponnesian War Objectives: Explain the Golden Age of Athens under Pericles. Explain the causes and effects of the Peloponnesian War. ...
Golden Age of Athens
... Opened school known as the “Academy” - education was key to society What is knowledge? What is illusion? How do we know? ...
... Opened school known as the “Academy” - education was key to society What is knowledge? What is illusion? How do we know? ...
Chpt 10 Greece
... with other Greek city-states How is this giving citizens more of a voice in comparison to other forms of government such as absolute monarchs? ...
... with other Greek city-states How is this giving citizens more of a voice in comparison to other forms of government such as absolute monarchs? ...
Economic Equality and Direct Democracy in Ancient Athens
... eliminated and this, according to Patriquin, made possible the emergence of democracy under Cleisthenes, where the rich could not monopolise political power. ...
... eliminated and this, according to Patriquin, made possible the emergence of democracy under Cleisthenes, where the rich could not monopolise political power. ...
Government in Athens
... the government, the common people had little say in the government. • In the 600s BC, a group of rebels tried to overthrow the aristocrats, but it didn’t ...
... the government, the common people had little say in the government. • In the 600s BC, a group of rebels tried to overthrow the aristocrats, but it didn’t ...
Athens City
... A. Classical Athens developed the most democratic system of government the world had ever seen, although not everyone could participate in decision making. 1. It became a foundation of modern democracies. B. Early Athens was ruled by a monarchy or king. ...
... A. Classical Athens developed the most democratic system of government the world had ever seen, although not everyone could participate in decision making. 1. It became a foundation of modern democracies. B. Early Athens was ruled by a monarchy or king. ...
The Democratic Experiment
... The governing body of the Athenian democracy was the citizens' assembly (ekklesia). This was open to all 30,000 adult male Athenian citizens but was usually attended by only about 5,000. (Although individual women were classed as citizens or noncitizens, they had no political voice either way.) The ...
... The governing body of the Athenian democracy was the citizens' assembly (ekklesia). This was open to all 30,000 adult male Athenian citizens but was usually attended by only about 5,000. (Although individual women were classed as citizens or noncitizens, they had no political voice either way.) The ...
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.