Origins Did the people have power No Athens pAST 13 th century to 8 th century BC Monarchy 7 th century Oligarchy 6 th century Tyranny Philosophers influence ID: 561681
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How did Athenian Democracy work?Slide2
Keywords
Words
Definitions
Philosopher
Institution
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.Slide3
Origins
Who ruled in Mesopotamia?
The Gods who communicated through the king.Slide4
Origins
Did the people have power?
NoSlide5
Athens pAST
13
th
century to 8
th
century BC
Monarchy
7
th
century
Oligarchy
6
th
century
TyrannySlide6
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.Slide7Slide8
Cleisthenes
In 507BC a political figure named
Cleisthenes
, stopped
Tyranny
and introduced democracy.Democracy means “Power to the People”
Solon and CleisthenesSlide9
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.Slide10
Different skills were looked at
Logic
Reasoning
DebateSlide11
Socrates
First Athenian Philosopher
Encouraged his students to question who they were and what really is good and evil.Slide12
Plato
In his book,
T
he
Republic
,Plato wrote what makes an ideal city state.3 groups: Philosophers( smartest)
Warriors( to protect)
Suppliers( provide food and goods)Slide13
Famous philosophers of Ancient Greece
Aristotle
Pythagoras Euclid
“The roots of education is bitter but the fruit is sweet”
Aristotle quotesSlide14
Athenian democratic institution
Ekklesia
( All Citizens)
Boule
(council 500)
Heliaia
(6000 citizens 30 and over)
Strategists (10 citizens)
Archons( 10 citizens)
Elected
Drawn at random
Drawn at randomSlide15
Their roles
Ekklesia
:
1) Vote on : laws, wars and peace
2) Elect strategists: Boule:
1) Manage city's day to day business2) Supervise the strategists and ArchonsSlide16
Their roles
Heliaia
:
They are the popular court.
Strategists:
Make sure laws adopted by the Ekklesia are applied and reinforced by army.Archons:Organized Religious celebrationsSlide17
Problems with democracy in ancient greece
Only
citizens could play a part in politics. They were men, 20 years old and over who were born to a citizen father and citizen mother. The majority of people in Athens were not citizens.
Many citizens couldn’t leave their farms to come to meetings.
People were dependent on slaves to do more work so they could participate in council. This gave rise to even harsher conditions for
the slaves.
Many times, influential and popular people held more power, which could be a disadvantage.
Athens and its allies paid a tax to pay for the military that protected against Persia and Sparta. Athens used a lot of this money to better their land
instead of putting into the system.Slide18
Homework
History Log
Pages 80-83 #1,2,3,7,9
Pages 84-87 #3,4,8,9a,b