https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u Democracy en-us 2018-11-30 18:52:26 UTC 2025-09-30 12:40:10 UTC hello@padlet.com mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309931086 Athens, the city where democracy was born, began with a different kind of government.]]> 2018-11-30 18:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309931086 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309933686 Tyrants were able to stay in power because they had strong armies and because the people supported them.]]> 2018-11-30 19:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309933686 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309936266 Possibly as a result of their attempt, however, a man named Draco created a new set of laws for athens.]]> 2018-11-30 19:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309936266 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309941058 In the 590s BC a man named Salon created a set of laws that were much less harsh and gave more rights to nonaristoracrats.]]> 2018-11-30 19:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309941058 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309948349 Many aristoracts, however, were unhappy because their power was gone.]]> 2018-11-30 19:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309948349 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309949317 As a result of this invasion, the tyrants lost power and, for a short time, aristocrats returned to power in Athens.]]> 2018-11-30 19:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309949317 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309952529 Under Cleisthenes leadership, Athens developed the worlds first democracy.]]> 2018-11-30 19:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309952529 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309954887 For this reason, he is sometimes called the father of democracy.]]> 2018-11-30 19:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309954887 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309956967 Pericles encouraged the Athenians to take pride in their city.]]> 2018-11-30 19:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309956967 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309958075 He believed that participating in government was just as important as defending Athens in war.]]> 2018-11-30 19:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309958075 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309958999 Pericles began to pay people who served in public offices or on juries.]]> 2018-11-30 19:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309958999 mya_webb1 https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309960703 Pericles also encouraged the people of Athens to introduce democracy into other parts of Greece.]]> 2018-11-30 19:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mya_webb1/m6j7qdpirh9u/wish/309960703