HOW DID ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY WORK?

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.

ORIGINS

Who ruled in Mesopotamia?The Gods who communicated through the king.

ORIGINSDid the people have power?

No

ATHENS PAST

13th century to 8th century BC Monarchy

7th century Oligarchy

6th centuryTyranny

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.

CLEISTHENES

In 507BC a political figure named Cleisthenes, stopped Tyranny and introduced democracy.

Democracy means “Power to the People”

Solon and 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.

PLATO

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)

FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS OF ANCIENT GREECE

Aristotle Pythagoras Euclid“The roots of

education is bitter but the fruit is sweet”Aristotle quotes

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 random

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: They are the popular court.

Strategists: Make sure laws adopted by the Ekklesia are applied and reinforced by army.

Archons:Organized Religious celebrations

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.

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