Government of Athens
Limited demovrcy
people could speak there minds
The Athens government influenced our government
Athens people would vote on things
Aristocracy
state ruled by noility
rule is based in ties socila rank and wealth
practiced in Athens prior to 594 BC
1. Citizenship
Aat 18 men had 2 years of military training
Once they became citizens they could take part in the government
wealthy and poor people clashed
only free adult men were citizens
reformers tried to build a democracy
1. Key Players
Perciles - leader of Athens around 450 BC
made all citizens a part of the government
Socrates - teacher of philosophy
Angered some people by questioning the laws customs and religion
brought to trial as he tried to urge young people to revolt and sentanced to death
Plato -
he wanted to bring out the best behavior of itss citizens
Plato beleived different people had different weaknesses and power
Three Pillars
-assembly of the Demos
Male Athenians listen, discuss, and vote on topics that affected lif
they spoke there minds
- Council of 500
represented full time govt of Athens
had 500 citizens 50 from each of the 10 tribes
could issue laws on its own
would meet to vote on preliminary decrees
-The peoples court
Jurors would get 1/2 drachma a day or (3 obols) for being a jury
Had to be at least 30 years old
Athens was Supplemented by
The council of the Areopagus
The Archons
the Generals
Geography -
Land -
In southern europe in greece
includes thousands of islands
70 to 80 percent is mountains
made of mostly limestone
Sea -
The Aegean Sea Ionian sea mediteranian sea and the sea of Crete
was a peninsula that jets out into the meditaranian sea
the southern tip of Greece is called peloponnesus
fish were apart of the main diet
used for trade and travel
Climate -
Mild wet winter
about 50 degrees
a lot of rain
The mountains got the snow
hot dry summers
about 80 degrees
climate allows for many outdoor activities
How did it help and hurt
Trade was easier and more common since the aegean sea ionian sea and the medierranean sea bordered greece
there was no harsh weahter
transportation was very difficult
and crops could be grown easily
Natural resources
Lignite
petroleum
iron ore
bauxite
lead
zinc
nickel
magnetite
marble
salt
limestone
Trade -
Sea trade was very common in the seas
the most common ship in Greece was the cargo ship then the war ship
the Athenians reached as far as egypt and lybia
traded with many differnt people
Athens economy soared
Farming
Farming was hard to do because of the limited amounts of good soil
20 percent of land was for crops
MAin crops - Barley Grapes And Olives
Grain crops were planted in october and harvested between april and may
Olives harvested during november and feburary
grapes piecked in september
Only grew enough crops to feed there family
some very large farms were grown over seas
one farmer made 30,000 drachmas a in a year on a large farm
and usuallly the average worker gets 2 drachmas a day
Mining
The best known mine was the silver mines of Laurium
there profits helped the growth of Athens
slaves worked in the mines
They made weapons money tools and armor with the metal
Jobs
Did a lot of metal works
Druggist were usually female collected herbs for medicine
manual labor was preformed by slaves
farming
only free citizens could sign up for the military
Architecture and art
Ancient agora of Athens
marketplace for social and religious events
Temple of Zeus at Olyimpia
ancient Greek temple dedicated to Zeus
built in 472 BC and 456 BC
Segesta temple
political temple for the Elymian people
Delphi treasury
Built to protect valuables
such as gold or silver
Parthenon
Temple dedicated to Athena
Made of marble
one of the most monumental symbols of the culture
Athena
there were two statues to honor Athena but they are gone
The Parthenon stayed intact until 1687
Acropolis
Means the highest point in the town
Arch of Hadrian
Monumental gateway
temple of Athena Nike
Made to worship the Greek goddess of Athens
Greek Parliament
Palace for kings Otto and George I
Ancient Agora
Marketplace for social and commercial events
Theater Of Dionysus
where songs and dances were preformed
Panathenaic Stadium
where males competed in events
Library of Hadrian
Consists of lecture halls and libraries
Art
They had some of the most artistic in the world
Theater
The Athenians had great art in the golden age
one actor played multiple roles
Architecture
The Greeks developed three designs
Doric - Sturdy
Ionic - Thin
Corinthian - Fancy
Military
Delian League
founded by the Athenians after the Persian war
the Name Delian Came from teh official meeting of the league Delos
the League was divide into 5 grroups Thrace, Hellespont, Caria And th islands
made to push persians out of greece
over time they turned into an empire
the Peloponnese War started as a result of the league making Athens to powerful
The league (the Athenian Empire) ended in 404 BC when Spartans captured Athens
Greek Warriors
The Greek roles on the war were to protect their country
The warriors fought in there own personal glory
death in war was very glorious way to die
Downside to be a warrior you were almost a slave and were supposed to fight whenever they needed you
Greek armor
Bronze grieves
Bronze Cuirass
Bronze Sheild
Key players
Themistoles leader of the Greeks dursian War
The greek fleet of ships were 300 strong and 200 were Athenian
Leonitus a 5th century spartan military leader
All key players
Archademus II, themistocles, king Darius, leonidus,xerxes, Demosthenes, Bradidas, phormio, and perciles
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