1. Macdonald World History
Early Democracy
Macdonald
World History

2. Early Greece Early Greece series of small, independent city-states
No single ruler
Each city-state had its own gov’t
Athens biggest city state

3. Athens Around 300 BC, developed 1st democracy
Adult male citizens who owned land could participate in gov’t by electing nobles to rule
Still not full democracy

4. Solon Around 600 BC, new leader named Solon in Greece
Took steps to open gov’t to more ppl (made it more democratic)
Outlawed slavery based on debt
Est. classes of citizenship based on wealth – all could vote
All free adult males were citizens
Any person could accuse another of wrongdoing
Still only 1/10 of ppl could participate

5. Pericles Later, another ruler named Pericles made more changes
Increased paid officials
Paying jurors
More ppl could now be involved in gov’t
Although all ppl couldn’t participate, GREECE IS KNOWN AS THE WORLD’S 1st DEMOCRACY!

6. Greek Philosophers
During Solon’s time, many thinkers used logic and reason to learn about the world
Believed all ppl could use reason & therefore share ideas (necessary to a democracy)

7. Greek Philosophers
Socrates – encouraged students to question what they believed (by asking hard questions)
Plato – wrote The Republic – argued best gov’t one ruled not by richest, but by philosopher kings – who were wise
Aristotle – wrote Politics – believed it was human nature to live w/ rules under a gov’t

8. Early Rome ROME = REPUBLIC = REPRESENTATIVE
During the early Roman empire, a series of kings ruled
Around 509 BC, developed into first republic
ROME = REPUBLIC = REPRESENTATIVE

9. Roman Republic
Expanded the right to rule to citizens through written laws called the Twelve Tables
Est. idea that all citizens had right to be treated fairly – same laws applied to all
Est. gov’t w/ 3 branches incl. legislative branch to make laws called Senate

10. Greek & Roman Influences
Write a paragraph that explains how Greece and Rome influenced the United States government. What specific practices did we borrow from the early Greeks? The Romans?