https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6 Democracy en-us 2018-11-29 17:14:11 UTC 2018-11-30 17:31:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309424595 First kings ruled the city-states these people were in charge of everything.]]> 2018-11-29 17:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309424595 christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309425734 Later rich landowners called aristocrats took the power and Greece. This government is called an oligarchy, these people dominated the society in Greece and mostly made the rules and laws benefit them. In this government common people had little to no say in anything. In 600 B.C a group of rebels tried to overthrow the aristocrats but failed possibly leading to a new ruler Draco who's laws were very strict, to strict for the people and 10 years later a new man named Solon created a set of laws he allowed all men living in Athens to be known as citizens But even this was not enough for the people of Athens and they were ready to end the rule of the aristocracy. ]]> 2018-11-29 17:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309425734 christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309432244 In 546 B.C. a noble named Peisistratus overthrew the oligarchy. Making him the new ruler of Athens he became known as a Tyrant being the only ruler. Peisistratus brought peace and prosperity to Athens, he created new festivals and built temples and monuments. After he died his son took over as tyrant. Many aristocrats were unhappy however that there power was gone and they conviced a rival city-state to attack Athens. As a result of this invasion, the tyrants lost power and for a short time aristocrats returned to power in Athens.]]> 2018-11-29 17:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309432244 christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309437570 Around 500 B.C. a new leader appeared in Athens named Cleisthenes. He was a member of one of the most powerful families in Athens, he did not want aristocrats to run the government. He believed they already had to much influence so he overthrew the aristocrats once and for all by the support of the people. He established a completely new form of government and under his leadership Athens formed the world's first democracy. He is sometimes called the father of democracy because so. ]]> 2018-11-29 17:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309437570 christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309441994 Under Cleisthenes all citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly. The assembly met outdoors on a hillside so that everyone could attend the meetings. During so people stood before the crowd and gave speeches on political issues. Every citizen had the right to speak his opinion. This was encouraged by the Athenians. For major decisions the assembly needed about 6,000 people to vote, according to one Greek writer the government sent slaves to the market to round up more citizens if necessary. The assembly however became larger so large, it was sometimes difficult to make decisions. The Athenians therefore selected citizens to be city officials and to serve on a smaller council. These officials decided which laws the assembly should discuss, this helped the government run more smoothly.]]> 2018-11-29 17:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309441994 christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309877576 As the time passed in Greece citizens gained more power. They served on juries to decide court cases. Juries had anywhere from 200 to 6,000 people, although juries of about 500 were much more common. Most had an odd number of members to prevent ties. Athens remained a democracy for about 170 years. It reached its height under a leader named Pericles, he lead the government from about 460 B.C. until his death in 429 B.C. Pericles encouraged the Athenians to take pride in their city. He believed that participating in government was just as important as defending Athens in war. He began paying people who served in public offices or juries to encourage them. He also encouraged Athenians to introduce democracy into other parts of Greece. ]]> 2018-11-30 17:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309877576 christian_douglas https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309882556 Eventually, the great age of Athenian democracy came to an end. In the mid 330's B.C. Athens was conquered by the Macedonians from the north of Greece. After the conquest, Athens fell under strong Macedonian influence. Even after being conquered by Macedonia, Athens kept its democratic government. But it was a democracy with very limited powers. The Macedonian king ruled like a dictator, a ruler who held all power. No one could make any decisions without his approval. In Athens the assembly still met to make laws but they had to be careful not to upset the king. Before long Athenians lost even this limited democracy. In the 320's B.C. a new king took over Greece and ended Athenian democracy forever. ]]> 2018-11-30 17:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/christian_douglas/p35nf5vdnur6/wish/309882556