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World History I

World History I. Unit Five Block Five Lecture The influence of Geography on Athenian Democracy .

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World History I

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  1. World History I Unit Five Block Five Lecture The influence of Geography on Athenian Democracy

  2. Make sure that you are viewing this in “Slide Show” format. Click on “Slide Show” and push “from beginning”. Move through the presentation by pushing on the “up” and “down” arrows” on your keyboard Click me How did we get from this? To this?

  3. Athens is “the Greek City-State” • Athens is the primary city-state in Greece after 750 BCE/BC • Athens is rich with agriculture, trade, manufacturing and finance Click me

  4. The four distinct stages within democratic evolution Click Here

  5. Farmers cause political change Click Here • Farmers are the most important people in any civilization because they feed the population • Farmers many times do not own the land that they farm • In Athens, the landowners were getting rich while the farmers were going into debt • The farmers wanted a say in politics and government so that they could live within Athenian society

  6. Tyranny leads to democracy Click Here • Two tyrants worked for reforms that led to democracy: • Draco created the first written laws with severe punishments (622 BCE/BC) • Solon replaced Draconian law and improved the legal system, as well as expanded participation in the Assembly (594 BCE/BC) No not that Draco!

  7. Athens is the foundation for modern democracy Click Here

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