Sparta and Athens by John Arndt https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens Ch 4-2 en-us 2015-10-15 15:17:25 UTC 2026-01-13 00:11:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Pg 130 Questions jarndt https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75706158 1. Who were the helots?

2. Why did tyrants fall out of favor with the Greeks?

4. Why did Athenians choose officials by lottery? What would be at least two drawbacks to this method?

5. How did Greek nobles gain power?

6. Why was Solon popular among some Athenian farmers and unpopular among others?

7. How did Athenian democracy keep one person from gaining too much power?

]]> 2015-10-15 15:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75706158 #1 BAW p.126 https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710602 A helot was a captive worker of the Spartans. This name comes from the Greek language, and it means capture.

]]> 2015-10-15 15:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710602 #4  https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710826 Athenians chose officials by lottery because they believed this system was fairer than an election. Two drawbacks to this system would be that the person who was unsuitable for the job could be chosen and the right man for the job would be overlooked.

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]]> 2015-10-15 15:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710826 #7 https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710848 Athenian democracy kept one person from gaining too much power by Cleisthenes reorganizing the assembly to play the central role in governing. He also created a new council of 500 citizens to carry out daily business. The council also proposed laws, dealt with foreign countries, and over saw the treasury.

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]]> 2015-10-15 15:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710848 #5 https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710868 The nobles who own large farms seized power because they had the ability to get smaller farmers on their side by giving out loans but that backfired because the smaller farmers couldn't pay of the loans sometimes.

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]]> 2015-10-15 15:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710868 #6 https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710977 He was popular among farmers because he canceled all of their debts and freed the ones who were slaves and allowed all male citizens who participate in court. He was unpopular among others because the farmers tried to get him to give away the wealthy nobles' land but he refused.

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]]> 2015-10-15 15:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75710977 # https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75711039 Helots were captive workers in sparta this name means "capture" in Greek

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]]> 2015-10-15 15:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75711039 #2 BAW p.126 https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75711507 Greeks opposed having 1 ruler. These city states became oligarchy's and democracy's.

]]> 2015-10-15 15:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75711507 #2  https://padlet.com/jarndt/spartaandathens/wish/75711993 tyrants fell out of favor with the Greeks because they took power and total authority by force. When tyrants first came into power they were fair and wise rulers but later on they became harsh and oppressive.

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