DO NOW
1.) What
were the first two civilizations that developed in
early Greek history called?
2.) Chain
3.) Greek
of islands in the Aegean sea that make up
Greece are called?
city-states were usually built around a high hill
called what?
4.) Why
was travel difficult in ancient Greece?
CHAPTER 8 SECTION 2
GOVERNMENT IN ATHENS
• Big Idea: The people of Athens tried many different
forms of government before creating a democracy
BRAIN POP (ATHENS)
CREATION
OF
CITY-STATES
1200-800 BC known as Greece’s Dark Age (no writing).
Towards the end of the Dark Age people joined together & built a # of
independent city-states, beginning of Classical Age
A City-State starts with a fortress high on top a hill (acropolis)
Life was centered around the agora
• Political & Religious meetings
Cities became overcrowded
• Colonization was a must
• Brought riches back to Greece
ARISTOCRACY & TYRANTS RULE
Greece was the birthplace of democracy
Early Athens was ruled by a King, later
Athens was dominated by aristocrats in
the form of an Oligarchy.
• Early government, common people had little say.
In 590 B.C., a man named Solon created a
set of laws that gave more rights to nonaristocrats citizens. But Athens wasn’t
ready to give up rule of Aristocrats
In 546 B.C., Peisistratus became a tyrant,
he brought peace & order
ATHENS CREATES DEMOCRACY
• Cleisthenes- “Father of Democracy”
• 500 B.C., he overthrew aristocracy rule in Athens
• Under his rule, all male citizens could participate in Assembly
• & Participate on Juries
• Democracy reached a “GOLDEN AGE” under Pericles, paid public
officials.
• 330B.C., democracy ended when Macedonians
conquered Athens
REVIEW
• Democracy? Aristocracy? Oligarchy?
• Who was Solon?
• Who was Cleisthenes?
• Assembly? Juries?
HOMEWORK
• Vocabulary pg. 236 & pg. 241 #1-4