https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb Democracy en-us 2018-11-29 16:20:18 UTC 2018-11-30 16:39:11 UTC hello@padlet.com sarah_mcelroy https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309388679 When they first started their government was not good at all. Later on a group of rich landowners or in other words aristocrats took power. ]]> 2018-11-29 16:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309388679 sarah_mcelroy https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309843998 The aristocrats dominated all of the Athenian society. Only the rich men could run the city's economy, and common people only had a little say so. ]]> 2018-11-30 16:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309843998 sarah_mcelroy https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309850562 During the 600s BC a group of rebels attempted to overthrow the aristocrats. Then a man named Draco set new laws for the Athens, and they were very harsh. People committed minor crimes because of the laws Draco made.]]> 2018-11-30 16:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309850562 sarah_mcelroy https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309853306 After Draco made those harsh laws the people of Athens thought that they were to strict, so in the 590s BC a man named Solon created a set of laws that was less harsh. He gave more laws to the nonaristocrats under his laws.]]> 2018-11-30 16:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309853306 sarah_mcelroy https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309856178 Since the Athenians weren't pleased with the rule of aristocrats they started to want a new government. In 546 BC there was a noble named Peisistratus, and he overthrew the oligarchy. Later on he became the ruler of Athens. ]]> 2018-11-30 16:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_mcelroy/452fnvykj3mb/wish/309856178