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WORDSDEFINITIONS  Monarchy  Oligarchy  Tyranny  Society ruled by kings and queens.  Society run by a few rich, landowning Athenian families.  A.

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2 WORDSDEFINITIONS  Monarchy  Oligarchy  Tyranny  Society ruled by kings and queens.  Society run by a few rich, landowning Athenian families.  A person that got power by force and help of an army.

3 WORDSDEFINITIONS  Philosopher  Institution  Those who love wisdom, studied many subjects. Base their knowledge on logic and reasoning.  Structure created by the state and laws decide how it works.

4  Who ruled in Mesopotamia?  The Gods who communicated through the king.

5  Did the people have power?  No

6 13 th century to 8 th century BC Monarchy 7 th century Oligarchy 6 th century Tyranny

7  Solon was a man who was asked to reform Athens political system.  The city was in crisis. He made a system that was equal for all and looked out for the poor.

8  In 507BC a political figure named Cleisthenes, stopped Tyranny and introduced democracy.  Democracy means “Power to the People”

9  Before Philosophers the world was looked at through the eyes of the Gods. They held all the power.  Philosophers question how the universe works without Gods.  Athenian philosophers started influencing all of the citizens. It was thought society should be run through reason.

10  Logic  Reasoning  Debate

11  First Athenian Philosopher  Encouraged his students to question who they were and what really is good and evil.

12  In his book, The Republic,  Plato wrote what makes an ideal city state.  3 groups:  Philosophers( smartest)  Warriors( to protect)  Suppliers( provide food and goods)

13 Aristotle Pythagoras Euclid “The roots of education is bitter but the fruit is sweet” Aristotle quotes

14 Ekklesia( All Citizens) Boule (council 500) Heliaia (6000 citizens 30 and over) Strategists (10 citizens) Archons( 10 citizens) Elected Drawn at random

15  Ekklesia:  1) Vote on : laws, wars and peace  2) Elect strategists:  Boule:  1) Manage city's day to day business  2) Supervise the strategists and Archons

16  Heliaia:  1) They are the popular court.  Strategists:  1) Make sure laws adopted by the Ekklesia are applied and reinforced by army.  Archons:  1) Organized Religious celebrations

17 pg 82,83,86,87,88,89


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