Download Chapter 8 Section 2 Outline

Chapter 8 Section 2 Outline
1)Building Background
How did people in Greece find a government that worked for them?
2) Aristocrats and Tyrants Rule
Greece was the birthplace of what? Why was this significant?
*democracy
Did Greece always have a democracy?
3)Rule by a Few People
*aristocrats
*oligarchy
Why were the aristocrats able to rule Athens? What say did the common people have in
the government?
600’s BC
Who was Draco and what did he do? Who was Solon and what did he do?
*citizens
4)The Rise of Tyrants
What did the Athenians want and why?
Who was Peisistratus? What did he do and when?
*tyrant
What is the present definition of tyrant? What did tyrant mean to the Athenians?
Why were tyrants able to stay in power? What did Peistratus bring to Athens?
What happened after Peistratus’s death?
5)Athens Creates Democracy
Who was Cleisthenes? What did he do and when? He established the first what?
6)Democracy under Cleisthenes
All citizens had the right to do what? Explain the process in depth.
How many people voted? How many votes were needed for major decisions? Why was
this difficult?
What did the government do to make people vote?
Why was it difficult for the assembly to make decisions? What was done to make the
government more effective?
7)Changes in Athenian Democracy
How did citizens gain more power?
How long did Athens remain a democracy?
Who was Pericles and what did he do? Describe.
8)End of Democracy in Athens
When did the Athenian democracy end and why? How did the government change?
Who now ruled?
How did the role of the assembly change? When did the democracy completely end in
Athens?
9)Direct Democracy
*Direct Democracy: Define this term.
Why does the United States not have a direct democracy?
10)Representative Democracy
*Republic: Define this term.
Describe a citizen’s participation in a representative democracy.
11)COPY “DEMOCRACY THEN AND NOW” CHART ON P. 241