https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n Democracy en-us 2019-12-09 14:20:24 UTC 2019-12-10 14:48:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f643.png anthony_heritage https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421603814 Early Athens was ruled by a small group of people called aristocrats. This type of government is called a Oligarchy. The people of Athens were not very happy about the few rulers they had since they were not the best people. ]]> 2019-12-09 14:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421603814 anthony_heritage https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421608549 In 600 BCE a man named Draco created a harsh set of laws that made simple crimes like loitering punishable by death. Most people were not in favor of this leader but did try to take over even though they failed.]]> 2019-12-09 14:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421608549 anthony_heritage https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421615957 in the 590s BCE a man named Solon created new much less harsh laws and gave more rights to non aristocrats all free men became citizens. HE was a good leader but people still wanted aristocracy to end.]]> 2019-12-09 14:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421615957 anthony_heritage https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421618835 The Athenians were not pleased and they wanted a new government because of this a tyrant rose to power his name was Peisistratus but he was not a harsh ruler even though that is the definition of tyrant is harsh ruler today it was different back then Peisistratus was a good leader and had people supporting him but eventually he died and the aristocrats returned to power in Athens.  ]]> 2019-12-09 14:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421618835 anthony_heritage https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421626571 Around 500 BCE Athens became a democracy for the first time in history people ruled themselves unless you were a slave or a women which is kind of weird considering the women do a lot of work and so do the slaves but democracy could not have been made if not for Cleisthenes]]> 2019-12-09 14:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/421626571 anthony_heritage https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/422176310 Eventually Athens got invaded by the Macedonians from the north of Greece. After the conquest the Athenians fell under strong Macedonian influence Democracy was still a thing but with very limited powers but Greece really was a monarchy due to them having a king who was considered a dictator.]]> 2019-12-10 14:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_heritage/8pcyw0inq89n/wish/422176310