https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa Steps of how greeks democracy formed en-us 2018-11-29 17:08:27 UTC 2018-11-29 17:43:59 UTC hello@padlet.com david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309418554 In early Athens kings ruled the city-state]]> 2018-11-29 17:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309418554 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309419859 A group of rich landowners known as aristocrats took power]]> 2018-11-29 17:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309419859 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309420742 A government in which only a few people had power was known as oligarchy]]> 2018-11-29 17:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309420742 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309422243 In the 600's BC a group of rebels tried to overthrow the aristocrats. They had failed]]> 2018-11-29 17:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309422243 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309423773 A man named Draco created a new set of laws for Athens. These laws were very harsh. For example a minor crime such as loitering could lead to a persons death]]> 2018-11-29 17:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309423773 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309425650 A man named Solon later took power eliminating Draco's power and making laws less harsh and giving voting rights to the citizens of Athens.]]> 2018-11-29 17:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309425650 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309426877 Soon after that a man named Peisistratus became the ruler of Athens he was called a tyrant which meant a leader who held power through the use of force.]]> 2018-11-29 17:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309426877 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309428912 Later a new leader came along and his name was Cleisthenes he overthrew aristocracy and formed his own government.Through this they developed the first democracy]]> 2018-11-29 17:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309428912 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309430824 Under Cleisthenes he had allowed all citizens to vote and attend assembly that created the city's laws.The voting number changed from day to day although the assembly needed about 6,000 people to vote]]> 2018-11-29 17:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309430824 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309432326 To find who else would vote they would drag a rope with red dye through town and if you got touched by it you would have to attend assembly.]]> 2018-11-29 17:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309432326 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309433903 Pericles who then took over encouraged Athenians to take pride in their city and he believed voting in the city was just as important as fighting at war]]> 2018-11-29 17:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309433903 david_miller17 https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309435514 Finally democracy came to an end when the Macedonians conquered Athens from north Greece. Athens fell under strong Macedonian influence.]]> 2018-11-29 17:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/david_miller17/h9j9jm3qivpa/wish/309435514