https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9 Democracy en-us 2018-11-29 20:27:29 UTC 2018-11-30 20:38:12 UTC hello@padlet.com isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309544407 When Athens became an oligarchy a group of aristocrats took over. Aristocrats were a group of rich landowners. When the rule of aristocracy was around people had little say in government.]]> 2018-11-29 20:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309544407 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309544673 The second step towards a democracy was oligarchy. Oligarchy is where a few people ruled over the country. This gave people little say in government]]> 2018-11-29 20:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309544673 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309544710 In 546 BC a noble named Peisistratus came to rule. He was a tyrant which meant he held power through the use of Force. He created new policies to create unity throughout Athens. He made many improvements for Athens.]]> 2018-11-29 20:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309544710 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309546011 The city-state of Athens started off as a monarchy. Monarchy is where a king or queen rules over the area. This gave little to no power to the people.]]> 2018-11-29 20:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309546011 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309548946 In the 600s BC a man named Draco then ruled under the rule of aristocracy. He created a new set of laws, however they were really harsh so he soon lost power.]]> 2018-11-29 20:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309548946 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309550890 After Draco a man named Solon came to rule in the 590s BC. His laws were a lot less harsh than Draco's and he gave more rights to non-aristocrats. Under his laws all free living men became citizens. However, his rules were not enough for the Athenians so they wanted to end the rule of aristocracy]]> 2018-11-29 20:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309550890 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309557377 In 500 BC a man named Cleisthenes gained power. He did not like the idea of aristocrats running government. He believed they had too much influence. He created a completely new form of Government called a Democracy. For this reason he is called the father of Democracy.]]> 2018-11-29 21:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309557377 isaiah_cotton https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309558846 A man named Pericles took power in 460 BC. He was the first person to believe all citizens should take part in government. He also encouraged citizens to introduce democracy into other parts of Greece.]]> 2018-11-29 21:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/isaiah_cotton/t7ce4crykas9/wish/309558846