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Aim: What was the government of Athens like?

Aim: What was the government of Athens like? . Do Now: Which do you think is more important in having an orderly and successful society: Military strength (having a strong army) Or Knowledge (people are educated, care about philosophy, theater, science, math, etc.) . I. Government in Athens .

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Aim: What was the government of Athens like?

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  1. Aim: What was the government of Athens like? • Do Now: Which do you think is more important in having an orderly and successful society: • Military strength (having a strong army) Or • Knowledge (people are educated, care about philosophy, theater, science, math, etc.)

  2. I. Government in Athens A. Monarchy (700s B.C.): Rule by a king B. Oligarchy (600s B.C.): A form of government in which a few people have the ruling power. • A small group of aristocrats and merchants run the government and control most of the land. • Small farmers and artisans have little land and often have to borrow money from the aristocrats to survive. If they can’t pay the money back, they are sold into slavery!

  3. 3. In 594 B.C., a rich merchant named Solon became leader of the Oligarchy, tries to find ways to make both the rich and the poor happy: • Created a constitution • Set a limit on how much land a person could own • Canceled the farmer’s debts and freed them from slavery • Would not take land from the rich and give it to the poor. • Both the rich and the poor end up being unhappy with Solon.

  4. C. Tyranny (560 B.C. – 527 B.C.): A form of government in which one dictator has absolute power. • Athens is ruled by a dictator named Peisistratus. • Took land from the aristocrats and give it to poor farmers. A person no longer had to own land to be a citizen.

  5. D. Democracy (508 B.C.- 200s B.C.): A form of government in which all people are treated equally. • Cleisthenes became leader of Athens, established a democratic constitution. • All males over the age of 20 (rich or poor) were considered citizens, could serve in the Athenian Assembly, vote directly for the laws that would be passed in Athens. • All Athenians have freedom of speech.

  6. E. Rights of an Athenian Man: • Upper-class boys received a well-rounded education • One teacher for reading, writing and arithmetic • One teacher for physical education • One teacher for music. • At eighteen, a free Athenian male became a citizen. He went to the temple of Zeus and took an oath. When he was 20,hecould vote in the Assembly

  7. F. Rights of an Athenian Woman • Did not receive a formal education. Girls of all classes remained at home, learned how to spin and weave. • Some wealthy families taught their daughters to read, write and play the lyre. • Usually not allowed out of the home without male supervision.

  8. Concluding Question • Based on our discussion over the last two days and the Horrible Histories video, which city-state would you rather live in and why?

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