https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf Made with panache en-us 2016-09-08 01:03:32 UTC 2016-09-09 16:48:29 UTC hello@padlet.com 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122302351 A long time ago, Greece was not unified. It was a collection of city states.]]> 2016-09-08 01:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122302351 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122302439 Athens was the first and largest of Greek democracies, meaning that they did all of their voting as individuals. ]]> 2016-09-08 01:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122302439 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122302870 The Athenians used the system of checks and balances to ensure that no one man had too much power. ]]> 2016-09-08 01:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122302870 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122303095 The Athenians also used the Boule, which was a court of around 500 people that met daily, where one person got to be in a position of power for a day.]]> 2016-09-08 01:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122303095 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122449375 If a proposal one made at the Boule passed, it would be sent to the Pnyx, an assembly of 6,000 people who could vote the law up or down.]]> 2016-09-08 14:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122449375 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122450239 The Athenian legal system worked very similar to this. ]]> 2016-09-08 14:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122450239 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122452798 However, this democracy wasn't perfect. Women and slaves were considered useless to politics, and had no voice. ]]> 2016-09-08 14:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122452798 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122453661 This system of democracy worked for around 300 years, until the Macedonians ruined everything. Greece wouldn't see another democracy for 2,500 years. ]]> 2016-09-08 14:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122453661 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122455910 2016-09-08 14:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122455910 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122518751 Sparta and Athens were two of the largest city states. Sparta was more based on military and, because of this, women had more freedom to do jobs since men were not there. 

Athens focused more on government and education for men. Culture, philosophy, and arts were focused more on in Athens, too. ]]> 2016-09-08 16:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122518751 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122519558 2016-09-08 16:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122519558 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122520115 Homer 'created history'. He wrote the Odyssey and he had a very large impact on Greek culture and education.]]> 2016-09-08 16:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122520115 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122522553 Because of Julias Ceaser's assassination, his nephew Augustus became the first emperor of Rome. Augustus was one of the best emperors Rome had seen. Because of his ruling skills, trade increased, and a peaceful period of time occured, called "Pax Romana". ]]> 2016-09-08 17:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122522553 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122523141 2016-09-08 17:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122523141 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122527931 Within the trade routes, a deadly disease spread, all by the carrier the flea. In 20 years, nearly 25% of Rome died. Because of this, the emperor tried to win back the hearts of the survivors with money. Due to these large spendings, the following emperors had to increase taxes, which the people obviously did not like. The Huns defeated the Roman empire. ]]> 2016-09-08 17:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122527931 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122615395 Democracy and its ideals were traced back to the Greeks. Not only that, but large advances in science and math were introduced.

With art, many forms influenced art in Western Society. Attention to the beauty of people and architecture was a key point in Greek art.]]> 2016-09-08 23:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122615395 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122616411 Theodosius essentially banned all other religions besides Christianity, and made it the official religion of Greece. He destroyed temples, and put fear into his people so they would stop worshipping the old gods.]]> 2016-09-08 23:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/kqyudcqrk2cf/wish/122616411