During the Dorian period people started to identify less with ancestors and more with local area. Government 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
monarchy- state ruled by a king, rule is hereditary, some rulers claim that they have a divine right to rulers, practiced in Mycenae by 2000 B.C.
divine right- chosen by God
Aristocracy- 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, rule based on wealth and/or ability, practiced in Sparta by 500 B.C.
Direct Democracy- ruled by citizens, rule is based on citizenship, majority rule decides vote, practiced in Athens in 500 B.C.
just because you live somewhere, doesn't mean you're a citizen
Athens- major reforms for the next 100 years that would eventually lead to a democracy starting around 500 BC
Draco- developed legal code that all Athenians were equal under law, harsh punishment for nearly every crime, believed in debt slavery
Solon- no citizen should own another, organized Athens into four social classes based on wealth, only top three classes could hold political office
Cleisthenes- broke Athens up based on region that the citizens lived instead of wealth, increased the power of the assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws for debate and passage
Limited Democracy-
Citizens: Free, Adult, Property owner, Born in Athens
Sparta- Located in the southern part of Greece, cut off from the rest of Greece by the Gulf of Corinth
Several branches- assembly, all citizens, elected officials and voted on major issues
council of Elders, 30 older citizens, proposed laws on the assembly
Two kings ruled the army
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