DORIAN PERIOD
dorian and mycenaean people started to identify less with culture of the ancestors and more with the local area. goernment made the transition from tribal or clan control to more formal governments called city-states. a polis was made up of a city and its surrounding countryside, which would include numerous villages. citizens of the polis would come together to meet at an acropolis to discuss their city government.
monarchy gov- state ruled by a king. rule is hereditary. some rulers claim that they have a divine right to rule. practiced in mycenae by 2000 BC. divine right means that it was gods will to have them rule.
aristocracy gov- state ruled by nobility. rule is hereditary and based on ties, social rank, wealth. social status and wealth support rulers' authority. practiced in athens prior to 594 BC.
oligarchy- state ruled by a small group of citizens. rule is based on wealth and or ability. ruling group controls the military. practiced in sparta by 500 BC.
direct democracy- state ruled by the citizens. rule is based on citizenship. mojority rule decides vote. practiced in athens by 500 BC. citizenship means you have to be free, an adult, a property owner, and you had to be born in athens
Athens- about 600 BC, athens was taking steps towards a democracy. there were major reforms for the next 100 years that would eventually lead to a democracy starting around 500 BC.
3 key players- Draco tried to get everybody equal. harsh punishments for nearly and crime.... Solon stated that no citizen should own another. organized athens into four social classes based on wealth....Cleisthenes broke athens up based on region that the citizens lived instead of wealth (10 groups). he increased the power of the assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws for debate and passage.
Sparta- located in the southern part of Greece. was cut off from the rest of greece by the gulf of corinth. several branches of government.two kings that ruled over sparta's military.
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