Yasmine Cardenas by YASMINE CARDENAS https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt Democracy en-us 2018-11-29 16:15:53 UTC 2018-12-01 02:53:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Step 1 yasmine_cardenas https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309391928 The first government in Athens was an Oligarchy which is a government in which only a few people have power.]]> 2018-11-29 16:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309391928 Step 2 yasmine_cardenas https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309394851 A man named Draco created a new set of laws for Athens. These laws were very harsh. for example,Draco's laws made minor crimes such a loitering punishable by death]]> 2018-11-29 16:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309394851 Step 3 yasmine_cardenas https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309398950 The people of Athens thought Draco's laws were too strict. In the 590's BC a man named Solon created a set of laws that were much less harsh and gave more rights to nonaristocrats.]]> 2018-11-29 16:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309398950 Step 4 yasmine_cardenas https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309400767 Under Salon's laws, all free men living in Athens became citizens. But his efforts were not enough for the Athenian's. They were ready to end the rule of the Aristocracy.]]> 2018-11-29 16:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309400767 Step 5 yasmine_cardenas https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309403016 Around 500 BC a new leader named Cleisthenes gained power in Athens. He didn't want aristocrats to run the government. He thought they already had too much influence.]]> 2018-11-29 16:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309403016 Step 6 yasmine_cardenas https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309843682 All citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly, or gathering of citizens, that created the city's laws.]]> 2018-11-30 16:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_cardenas/4t3bbwp87kvt/wish/309843682