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HOW DID ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY WORK?
WORDS
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Monarchy
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Oligarchy
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Tyranny
KEY WORDS
DEFINITIONS
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Society ruled by kings and
queens.
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Society run by a few rich,
landowning Athenian
families.
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A person that got power by
force and help of an army.
WORDS
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Philosopher
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Institution
KEYWORDS
DEFINITIONS
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Those who love wisdom,
studied many subjects. Base
their knowledge on logic and
reasoning.
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Structure created by the
state and laws decide how it
works.
ORIGINS
Who ruled in Mesopotamia?
 The Gods who communicated through the king.
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ORIGINS
Did the people have power?
 No
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ATHENS PAST
13th century to 8th century BC
Monarchy
7th century
Oligarchy
6th century
Tyranny
SOLON’S LAW
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Solon was a man who was
asked to reform Athens
political system.
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The city was in crisis. He
made a system that was
equal for all and looked out
for the poor.
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In 507BC a political figure
named Cleisthenes,
stopped Tyranny and
introduced democracy.
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Democracy means “Power
to the People”
CLEISTHENES
PHILOSOPHERS INFLUENCE
Before Philosophers the world was looked at
through the eyes of the Gods . They held all the
power.
 Philosophers question how the universe works
without Gods.
 Athenian philosophers started influencing all of
the citizens. It was thought society should be
run through reason.
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DIFFERENT SKILLS WERE LOOKED AT
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Logic
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Reasoning
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Debate
SOCRATES
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First Athenian Philosopher
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Encouraged his students to
question who they were and
what really is good and evil.
In his book, The Republic,
 Plato wrote what makes an
ideal city state.
 3 groups:
 Philosophers( smartest)
 Warriors( to protect)
 Suppliers( provide food and
goods)
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PLATO
FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS OF ANCIENT GREECE
Aristotle
“The roots of
education is bitter
but the fruit is
sweet”
Aristotle quotes
Pythagoras
Euclid
ATHENIAN DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTION
Boule (council
500)
Drawn at
random
Heliaia (6000
citizens 30 and
over)
Ekklesia( All Citizens)
Drawn at
random
Elected
Strategists
(10 citizens)
Archons( 10
citizens)
THEIR ROLES
Ekklesia:
 1) Vote on : laws, wars and peace
 2) Elect strategists:
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Boule:
 1) Manage city's day to day business
 2) Supervise the strategists and Archons
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THEIR ROLES
Heliaia:
 1) They are the popular court.
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Strategists:
 1) Make sure laws adopted by the Ekklesia are
applied and reinforced by army.
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Archons:
 1) Organized Religious celebrations
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COURSE WORK:
pg 82,83,86,87,88,89