https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz Made with charisma en-us 2019-12-09 14:21:54 UTC 2025-11-19 03:36:54 UTC hello@padlet.com sean_hicks https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421609842 Early Athens was governed by a small group of powerful aristocrats .
Oligarchy means a government in which only a few people have power.
Oligarchy also means "rule by a few.

]]> 2019-12-09 14:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421609842 sean_hicks https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421613710 Draco had tried to change the oligarchy.
He made very harsh laws .
Draco's laws were minor crimes such as loitering punishable by death]]> 2019-12-09 14:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421613710 sean_hicks https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421620250 Athenian tyrants were usually good leaders.
Tyrants were able to stay in power because they had strong armies and because the people supported them.
He began new policies meant to unify the city.
He created new festivals and built temples and monuments. During his rule,many improvements were made in Athens.]]> 2019-12-09 14:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421620250 sean_hicks https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421628542 He created a set of laws that were much less harsh and gave more rights to nonaristocrats.
Under Solon's laws, all free men living in Athens became citizens.]]> 2019-12-09 14:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/421628542 sean_hicks https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/422183705 Cleisthenes didn't want aristocrats to run the government.Cleisthenes was able to overthrow the aristocracy.He astablished a completely new form of government cleisthenes had created the first democracy,for some reason he is called the father of democracy.]]> 2019-12-10 14:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/422183705 sean_hicks https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/422190289 He lead the government from about 460BC until his death in 429Bc.
He encouraged The Athenians to take pride in their city. pericles began to pay people who served in public offices or on juries.
He also intoduce democracy onto other parts of greece.]]> 2019-12-10 14:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_hicks/5gd8gv2bekdz/wish/422190289