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History test 3

Athens-history test

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Democracy rule by the people. Athens MOVED towards this. It took a long time of Oligarchy and Tyrants to get to Democracy. Greek understanding of a tyrants=not mean but people who do favors for the people.
When did Draco take power 621 B.C.. He was the first to think about the idea of a democracy.
Draco He developed a legal code that made all the Atenians equal under law, no matter how rich or poor someone was. He was given the task to right down the law. but when he did he made the punishment SOOO outrageous like death for stealing. he wasbannedfromcity
Draconian harsh or server
Acropolis high city
Solon took power when. 594 B.C. Outlawed the debt slavery. Brought the concept of suing and bringing legal charges agaisnt someone.
Solon Outlawed the debt slavery and cancled debt so that the lower class wouldn't suffer and the higher wouldn't be mad b/c they didnt have the money they had loaned. Brought the concept of suing and bringing legal charges agaisnt someone.
Solon 2 he put the people into 4 social classes based on income, no longer birth. If you were in the two top groups you could serve in the gov. if you wre in the lower class and got a better income you could potentially move up. Not everyone got into the 4 classe
Ecclesia assembly of Athens. Jury and Council of 500.
Women in Athens Could not vote like slaves. But they were citizen. Could own property though.
Council of 500 (boule) one year term. prepared material for assembly to pass/reject. Responsible for daily operation of city-state
Jury (Heliaea) Jurias 201-1001 people. Decided cases by majority vote. no court appeals final decision(criminal cases) Volunteers over 30, served for a full year. people that were part of the community choosing the fate of the cases.
Executives sets the agenda for the ecclesia
Ostraca means a shard- which means a piece of broken poetry. Easily available and around. about 6000 votescould exile you from the city. Used the shards to vote on kind of like a ballade.
In 500 B.C. Cleisthenes did what? broke up power of nobility by organizing people into groups depending on where you lived not how rich you were like Solons reform. Born into citizenship.
When was Cleisthenes reform called Deme- (10) neighborhood. He raised the membership to 400-500 people in the Council of 500.
What is Deme? is a mixture of social ranks in the city of Athens. It is a concept. Every Greek citizen could be a law maker. no matter what status you were. You just had to be a citizen and of age to be in the Deme. Solons groups didnt matter anymore.
Deme was a move forward to what? Democracy. note: you were born into citizenship.
Athenian Education Only sons of wealth men went to school. They did all the basic classes and something resembling P.E. so they could defend the city. Girls were educated by moms or other females but only learned house hold things.
Generals(strategoi) 10 generals elected by the citizens/ecclesia one year term, commanded military forces. thier policies were subject to assembly, needed to be competent THEY COMMAND. common executive power in the branch.
Judges(archons) elected by lot, one year term, magistrate for trails, officals, elections look for, competency, had to be a citizen. participated GREATLY in gov. sometimes people were forced to be involved like by raising taxes and such.
Phyx wide open area, inside the city. Crowd capacity (6000). Where the ecclesia meets. Retaining wall=keeps the erosion from making the place dangerous
Bema Rostrum... three step elevation for the presider to be heard.
how did the ecclesia vote? acclamation(voice vote). Majority.
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