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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