PROGRESSION OF GREEK GOVERNMENT

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PROGRESSION OF GREEKGOVERNMENT
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Ancient GreeceGovernment

• City States
• A city-state is a city and the villages and
  fields surrounding it.
• Built around the acropolis, or fort on a hill
  that defended the city-state.
• Each city-state had its own traditions and its
  own form of government.

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ARISTOCRACY

• Earliest Rulers were chieftains or kings who were
  military leaders.
• Kings were overthrown by the nobles, or
  aristocracy.
• Members of the rich and powerful families who
  owned land.
• Controlled almost every part of Greek life.
• Government was called an oligarchy

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TYRANTS

• Seized power by force by overthrowing the
  aristocratic government.
• Supported by middle and working class.
• Ended the aristocrats power and promoted trade.
• Some were harsh rulers while others were fair and
  just.

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DEMOCRACY

• Athens and many other city-states overthrew
  tyrants for being too harsh
• They formed democracies within their city-states.
• Democracy is a form of government in which
  citizens govern themselves.
• Democracies benefited men who were 18 or older
  free citizens living in Athens.

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Democracy

• There were some folks who did not benefit from
  the democracy formed in Athens.
• Those people who lived in Athens with no say in
  the government
• women
• foreigners
• enslaved citizens

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Notable Athenians

• Cleisthenes was an Athenian leader around 508BC
• Called the father of democracy
• Reformed laws in Athens and allowed Athens to
  become the leading democracy in the ancient world
• allowed male citizens 18 or older to have say in
  Athenian government

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Pericles460 B.C. 429 B.C.

• Helped Athens reach the height of glory
• Introduced reforms that strengthened democracy in
  Athens
• All citizens should vote and serve in the
  assembly
• He contributed towards making Athens a beautiful
  city by hiring the best architects and sculptors
  to rebuild the city after one of the citys many
  wars.

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