Athens by Lori Morris https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens en-us 2015-04-13 17:35:56 UTC 2025-11-20 02:33:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Athens lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56641788 One of Greece's leading city-states

]]> 2015-04-13 17:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56641788 Athens lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56641863 located- northeast of Peloponnesus

peninsula of central Greece- Attica

people descended from Mycenaeans

city-state of Athens

polis named after Athena

600s BC faced demands by small farmers,

merchants and artisans for economic and

political reforms

Athens- gradually expanded its definition

of citizenship to include more people

507 BC- constitution (plan of government) of

Athens stated all free, Athenian-born men were

citizens regardless of class

could participate in assembly regardless of

whether they owned land

reduced friction of social classes

WHY??

Four successive leaders brought

most of changes in Athenian government

]]> 2015-04-13 17:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56641863 Draco lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56642840 Draco- issued improved code of laws

621 BC

penalties - extremely harsh

Draconian-something harsh or severe

laws- written down

Aristocrats could not change anything

]]> 2015-04-13 17:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56642840 Solon lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56643161 leader of Athens in 594 BC

canceled all land debts and

freed debtors from slavery

limits on amount of land one

could own

cash crops- promoted trade

industry- skills

citizenship to foreigners- skilled trade

political reforms

allowed citizens of all classes to

participate in Assembly and public

law courts

aristocratic Council of 400- established

draft measures went to Assembly for

approval

]]> 2015-04-13 17:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56643161 Peisistratus lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56643664 456 BC took over government of Athens

pushed reforms in more radical direction

divided large estates among landless farmers

extended citizenship to men who did not

own land

poor with loans

put many to work- building and public works

]]> 2015-04-13 17:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56643664 Athenian Democracy lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56644026 Cleisthenes, 4th leader to help

reform Athens- 408 BC

laws- democracy for Athens

end local rivalries

break power of aristocracy

reorganize the structure of

Athenian government 

Assembly won increased powers

major political body

all citizens- belong to Assembly

equal before the law

freedom of speech

also- were the Supreme Court

and appointed military generals

Council of 500 (open to any 

citizen) daily government business

lottery- Athenian citizens chose 

members of a council

favored lottery over election

WHY??

jury system- majority vote to reach verdict

ostracism

non-citizens (women, foreign born males and 

slaves) still excluded from political life

]]> 2015-04-13 17:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56644026 Athenian Education lori_ferrara https://padlet.com/lori_ferrara/athens/wish/56645164 training- economic and social status

male child- enrolled as citizen after birth

educate sons

some girls would participate in democracy,

no formal education for girls

learned household duties from mother

private tutors- educated boys from wealthy

families

others- small fee to attend private school

education- agora (debates and discussion)

Athenian boys- entered school at 7 and

graduated at 18

studied arithmetic, geometry, drawing, music

and gymnastics

teens- rhetoric- public speaking

men 18- left for two years of military service

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