Athens and its Golden Age

Greece

DemocracyAthens- world’s first

democracy (500 BC)A form of govt. run by the people

Not always a democracyKings to aristocratic ruleGap between rich and poor created conflictDraco- reformed laws

Solve problems through harsh punishmentsSolon

Also revised lawsMen part of assemblies and juries

Athens

Athenian DemocracyRequirements

Free maleOver 20 yrs oldCompleted military

training3 main bodies

Assembly- made laws and imp decisions

Council of 500- write laws

Courts- heard trials, sent. prisoners

Government Responsibilities:

Vote in all electionsServe in office if

electedServe on juriesServe in the military

during war

Athens’ Golden AgeAthens rebuilt after

Persian WarsUsed money from

the Delian LeagueParthenon

Pericles- politicianPatron of artsSupported

democracyPayment for service

in public offices

Philosophy- philosophia- love of wisdomSocrates

Lots of questions to find truthPlato

Govt to be led by philosophers, the RepublicIncreased formal education for philosophers

AristotleNature of the worldProponent of reason (clear thinking) and logic

(inferences)

Greek Philosophy

Greek LiteratureEpics- stories of big

events and heroesIliad and Odyssey

Hesiod- poet, emulate gods

Lyric poetry- poetry read with music (lyre)

Also wrote historiesHerodotus,

Thucydides, Xenophon

Greek DramasOrg. to honor

DionysusChorus to recite

storyTragedies

Hardships faced by Greek heroes

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides

Comedy- satires, showed flaws of society

Art and ArchitectureMarble temples,

statues, etc. built on acropolis for all to see

ParthenonSurrounded by columnsMarble slabs carved

with scenes from mythsSculpture- lifelike and

active, not realisticPainting- murals, on

vases, plates, etc.

BibliographyMs. TresslerWorld History:

Human LegacyWikipedia