Ancient Greece Wrap up!

The beginnings

• Athens was not always a democratic city state…

Past to Present!

Key players

Solon Cleisthenes Socrates Plato

How did they help?

• Solon was asked to reform Athens political system!

• Cleisthenes actually stopped Tyranny!

• Socrates was the Philosopher that taught Plato who….

Took Socrates teachings and came up with a 3 group system of an ideal city state.

What were some big differences in Athens from Mesopotamia

• Believed in reason and debate rather than Gods.

• Let the society vote on decisions.• Created institutions to run the city state.

Athens rivals

They were set up differently!

Was Democracy really fair?

• Only Citizens could vote

• Only Rich Citizens with Slaves could go to the meetings.

• So it was really an Oligarchy!

Ostracism

• What was it for?

• For people who were to rich and wanted to much power!

• They exiled those people so they would not become Tyrants!

Test Set up

• Section 1 :Multiple choice• Section 2 : Definitions• Section 3 : Short answer• Section 4: Long answer