https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k Democracy en-us 2018-11-29 17:10:20 UTC 2018-11-30 17:20:16 UTC hello@padlet.com seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309420245 2018-11-29 17:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309420245 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309420622 Athens was early governed by a small group of wealthy people. They were called "aristocrats." Oligarchy means "rule by a few."]]> 2018-11-29 17:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309420622 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309427827 2018-11-29 17:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309427827 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309428301 Citizens had the right to speak about and to the government. They also had the right to participate in government actions.]]> 2018-11-29 17:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309428301 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309430773 Draco came in and made laws about minor things like loitering punishable by death. But people said that Draco's laws were too strict.]]> 2018-11-29 17:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309430773 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309432160 In 590s BC Solon created laws that were not as harsh as Draco's and gave more rights to nonaristocrats. Then, Solon's laws allowed any free men living in Athens became citizens.]]> 2018-11-29 17:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309432160 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309435381 Peisistratus brought peace to the city. He moved toward the concept of unifying the city. He created new festivals and built temples and monuments. He improved Athens a lot while he ruled.]]> 2018-11-29 17:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309435381 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309439931 Peisistratus's son took over as tyrant. A lot of aristocrats were upset because their power was gone and they would have to build it up again. So the aristocrats convinced a rival city-state to attack Athens.]]> 2018-11-29 17:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309439931 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309873832 Cleithenes gained power in 500 BC in Athens. He did not want aristocrats to run the government. He established a new form of government. Athens developed the world's first democracy. All citizens had the right to participate in assembly, or gatherings of citizens.]]> 2018-11-30 17:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309873832 seth_pardue https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309877596 Time passed and citizens gained more and more power. Citizens started to serving on juries to decide court cases. Juries had anywhere from about 200 people to about 6,000 people. Juries of about 500 people were much more common.]]> 2018-11-30 17:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/seth_pardue/50bstjyezy7k/wish/309877596