Notes:
During the Dorian period, dorian and the mycenaean people started to identify less with culture of their ancestors and more with the local area.
a polis was made of up of a city and its surrounding countryside, which would include numerous villages.
citizens of polis would come together to meet at an acropolis to discuss their city goverment
monarchy- state ruled by a king
rule is hereditary
some rulers claim they have a divine right to rule
divine right- gods will for something to happen
state ruled by nobility
rule is hereditary and based on ties, social rank, and wealth
practiced in Athens prior to 594 B.C.
oligarchy- state ruled by a small group of citizens
direct democracy: state ruled by the citizens
rule is based on citizen ship
majority rule decides vote
practiced in Athens by 500 B.C.
Athens: about the 600 B.C. Athens was taking steps towards a democracy
Draco- developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians, rich and poor, were equal under law
he had harsh punishments for nearly any crime
believed in debt slavery
Solon- stated no citizen should own another
organized Athens into four social classes based on wealth
only top three classes could hold political offive
Cleisthenes- broke Athens up based on religion that the citizens lived instead of wealth (10 groups)
limited democracy:
requirments-
- free
- adult
- property owner
- born in Athens
Sparta: located in the southern part of Greece
government- several branches:
assembly, all citizens, elected officials and voted on major issues
council of elders, 30 or older citizens, proposed laws on the essembly to vote on, and many other.
comparing and contrasting
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