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Ancient Greece is located in this continent
Europe
City states
Is a city that has its own government, laws and army. It is ruled by a tyrant
Athens is different then other city states because
They had democracy
What are the three parts of government
The assembly
The Council of 500
The Court
The main city state of Ancient Greece is
Athens
A powerful and rich person who ruled with harse and cruel punishments
How was justice shown in Ancient Athens
Fairness was that citizens were allowed to rule themselves through democracy. Majority rule is fair. This means that if more than half the people vote for something it is passed. Citizens who also committed acts would lose their citizenship.
What is direct democracy
Direct democracy is when people vote directly to make decisions rather than having representatives. Every citizen, whether rich or poor was allowed to speak and vote.
What is a magistrate
A magistrate is a citizen in the court voted in by a lottery. A magistrate could fine someone or send them to trial.
Why were city states created
Citizens
Children of parents born in Athens. Men who finished their military service and are 20 years old.
How was freedom shown in Ancient Athens
Citizens were allowed freedom, slaves and women had limited freedom. In Ancient Greece, it was considered a freedom to own another person.
Describe the assembly
- How many times did it take place a week/ year
- How many citizens were in the assembly
- What did the assembly do
- Where did they meet
The assembly took place about 40 times a year (every 8-10 days) The assembly was very noisy with sometimes thousands citizens attending.
Why do you go to the court
If someone felt that they had been wronged by someone they could take them to a magistrate who would decide if they should be fined or go to trail.
How long could you lead the council of 500
24 hours
Metics
They lived in Athens but were born outside of Athens. They could not own property
Is representation shown in Ancient Athens and what kind of democracy did they have
No, because they had direct democracy
Describe the Council of 500
- What is another word for the council of 500
- Where did they meet and how often
- How many people were in it / how old
- What did they do
The council of 500 was the full time government. It was known as the boule. They met at the agora and were voted in every year.
The citizens of Athens were divided into political parties (tribes) and 50 members from each tribe over the age of 30 served on Council.
The council made the agenda for the Assembly meetings and supervised the meetings. No laws or decisions (decrees) could be made without the councils approval of the majority
Who is in the jury
Any male citizen over 30 could be chosen for jury. The jury was chosen on the day of the trial by a lottery. Women could serve as a jury if a man was with her.
Ms K
Slaves (Can men be slaves)
They were owned privately or through Athens. They could not vote or own property.
Is there equity in Ancient Greece
How was the Council of 500 voted in
Who spoke for you in court?
Today we have lawyers to speak for us in court, but in Ancient Greece you spoke for yourself or if you were rich, hired someone to write a speech for you.