-Rise of City-States
-Began because of the type of geography of Greece, of how it’s land could not unite under a single ruler.
-Most important city-states
-Sparta/ Athens
-Because of the massive size, in comparison of other city-states, which made possible a better evolution of both Sparta and Athens.
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-The End of Athenian Democracy (A.K.A democracy)
-Around 460 B.C.E
-End under the rule of General Pericles
-Athenian Democracy changed into aristocracy
-”The one man, the best” Herodotus
-Democracy influenced politicians and governments so after the end of it in Greece, it was not destroyed as a form of ruling
-Demokratia (A.K.A democracy)
-“In democracy there is, first, that most splendid of virtues, equality before the law” Herodotus
-The equality described by Herodotus was not one which existed throughout all of Greece, this “equality” was only available to a small percentage of the Athenian population.
-The three institutions
-The Athenian democracy had 3 important institutions:
-The Ekklesia
-Place where voting took place
-The Boule
-Place in which the people in it discussed government workers and other thing such as navy ships and army horses
-The Dikasteria
-Place in which people were brought to justice (comparable to a modern day court)
-Began because of the type of geography of Greece, of how it’s land could not unite under a single ruler.
-Most important city-states
-Sparta/ Athens
-Because of the massive size, in comparison of other city-states, which made possible a better evolution of both Sparta and Athens.
_____________________________________________________________________
-The End of Athenian Democracy (A.K.A democracy)
-Around 460 B.C.E
-End under the rule of General Pericles
-Athenian Democracy changed into aristocracy
-”The one man, the best” Herodotus
-Democracy influenced politicians and governments so after the end of it in Greece, it was not destroyed as a form of ruling
-Demokratia (A.K.A democracy)
-“In democracy there is, first, that most splendid of virtues, equality before the law” Herodotus
-The equality described by Herodotus was not one which existed throughout all of Greece, this “equality” was only available to a small percentage of the Athenian population.
-The three institutions
-The Athenian democracy had 3 important institutions:
-The Ekklesia
-Place where voting took place
-The Boule
-Place in which the people in it discussed government workers and other thing such as navy ships and army horses
-The Dikasteria
-Place in which people were brought to justice (comparable to a modern day court)