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City-State
 Is made up of a city and surrounding countryside. It is
independent of the other cities.
 Had their own, laws, and built up their own army.
Tyrants
 Are rulers who seize power and govern in a harsh, cruel
way.
 Demanded obedience from the people
 Rich and powerful
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of having a tyrant rule?
 ADVANTAGES
- If you were a Tyrant
yourself you would be,
- Rich
- in charge of the citizens
and could punish those
who didn’t 0bey them
BUT unless you were the
Tyrant yourself there
would be many
disadvantages

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DISADVANTAGES
Not fair to people
didn’t solve any problems
allowed people to riot
WHAT ELSE? THOUGHTS?
Would you want to be part of a city
state that was part of a tyrant rule?
Yes?
No?
Why?
Why might the Athenians have changed
their system of government?
 Tyrant Rule
-
Democracy
To make things fair
the citizens can have an opinion
to prevent riots and war
to most importantly create a DEMOCRACY,
which is freedom of the people.
Social Structure in Ancient Athens
 People who lived in Ancient Athens were
often divided into different Social Structures
 Citizen
 Metic
 Slave
Citizens

Were children of parents who were born in Athens.
Only male citizens could participate in voting and
governing the city. A young man became a citizen
after he finished his military service at the age of 20.
Women could not participate in Athenian
democracy.
Citizens
 Females, no matter how high
born, could not become
citizens. Slaves and Foreigners
could not become citizens.
 Also, man slaves could not be
citizens either.
 Citizens were expected to
attend regular meetings, as well
as serve in the army or navy.
How would it feel if YOU were part of this social structure?
Metics
 Were residents of Athens who had been born outside
the city-state. They were not allowed to own land and
could not become citizens.
Metics
 were very important to the
Athenian economy.
 had to serve in the military and
pay a poll-tax.
 could not participate in the
political life of Athens. If indeed
the three figures to the right are
Metics, then Athens at least
honored them by allowing them
to participate in festivals.
How would it feel if YOU were part of this social structure?
Slaves
 Were owned either by private Athenians or by the city-
state. Many slaves were people who had been taken
prisoner when their city-state was attacked by the
Athenians. Slaves could not become citizens.
Slaves
 Slaves could be found everywhere. They worked not only as
servants, but as factory workers, shopkeepers,
mineworkers, farm workers and as ship's crewmembers.
 There may have been as many, if not more, slaves than free
people in ancient Greece. It is difficult for historians to
determine exactly how many slaves there were during these
times, because many did not appear any different from the
poorer Greek citizens.
 There were many different ways in which a person could
have become a slave in ancient Greece. They might have
been born into slavery as the child of a slave.
Slavery
How would it feel if
YOU were part of this social structure?