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HOW DID ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY WORK? WORDS Monarchy Oligarchy Tyranny KEY WORDS DEFINITIONS Society ruled by kings and queens. Society run by a few rich, landowning Athenian families. A person that got power by force and help of an army. WORDS Philosopher Institution KEYWORDS DEFINITIONS Those who love wisdom, studied many subjects. Base their knowledge on logic and reasoning. Structure created by the state and laws decide how it works. ORIGINS Who ruled in Mesopotamia? The Gods who communicated through the king. ORIGINS Did the people have power? No ATHENS PAST 13th century to 8th century BC Monarchy 7th century Oligarchy 6th century Tyranny SOLON’S LAW Solon was a man who was asked to reform Athens political system. The city was in crisis. He made a system that was equal for all and looked out for the poor. In 507BC a political figure named Cleisthenes, stopped Tyranny and introduced democracy. 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. DIFFERENT SKILLS WERE LOOKED AT Logic Reasoning Debate SOCRATES First Athenian Philosopher 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) 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: Boule: 1) Manage city's day to day business 2) Supervise the strategists and Archons THEIR ROLES Heliaia: 1) They are the popular court. Strategists: 1) Make sure laws adopted by the Ekklesia are applied and reinforced by army. Archons: 1) Organized Religious celebrations COURSE WORK: pg 82,83,86,87,88,89