2. Unit Five Block Five Lecture The influence of Geography on Athenian Democracy

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4.  Athens is the primary city- state in Greece after 750 BCE/BC  Athens is rich with agriculture, trade, manufacturing and finance Click me

5. Monarchy One person rule inherited through family succession (1066 BCE/BC) Aristocracy rule by a small group of nobles (1066 to 700 BCE/BE) Tyranny rule by one person, who seized power by force (700 to 462 BCE/BC) Democracy rule by an assembly in which citizens could vote (462 BCE/BC) Click Here

6.  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 Click Here

7.  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) Click Here No not that Draco!

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