Male Athenian citizens listen, discuss, and vote on topics that affected Athenian life. Spoke their minds and exercise their votes.
Council of 500, 500 citizens 50 from each of the ten tribes, who server from one year
The Heliaea and other courts where citizen juries would listen to cases. had to be at least 30 years old in jury
Branches of Government: The Council of the Areopagus, The Archons, The Generals
Geography of Athens:
land- Greece, thousands of islands, mountains cover 70-80% of Greece.
Mountains- Aigaleo-west, Parnes-North, Pentelikon- Northeast, Hymettus- East
The Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Sea of Crete, Greece is a peninsula, Fish was part of the diet
Climate- Mild, wet winters, about 50 degrees a lot of rain. Hot, Dry summer, about 80 degrees, climate allows for a lot of outdoor activities
Trade was easier, no harsh weather
Resources- Lignite, Petroleum, Iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc
Sea trade in Greece was common
farms in Athens were only about 4-5 acres of land, 20% of land was for growing crops
mining, ore was common, Profits helped growth of Athens. Slaves worked in mines
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