Athens: A City State Location, Government, & Daily Life.
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Government
509 B.C. Cleisthenes instituted 1st constitution.
It was democratic – Demos (people) kratos (rule).
Legislative Branch
Council
Solon’s first council was 400.
Later changed to 500 citizens (serve only twice)
Chosen by lot (50 ppl from 10 tribes)
Each tribal group took turns ruling
Drew up new laws/policies
Legislative ContinuesAssembly
Made of citizens (+18 yrs, male, Athens)
Meet approx. every 10 days
At least 6,000 must be present
Vote to approve, change, or reject proposals from council
Executive Branch
Strategos
10 elected annually
Army commanders
Implement the policies of
the Council and Assembly
Judicial Branch
Jurors (citizens +20 yrs)
A jury ~ hundreds of men
No lawyers or judges
Citizens presented own case
Hired professional speechwriters
Ballot disks used for voting
Citizenship in Athens
To be a citizen you must be male, 18, and have been born in AthensCitizens only made up about 15% of the population.The rest of the Athenian population was made up of slaves( 25%), women & children (48%), and metics/ foreigners (12%).
Slaves
Citizens
Metics
Women&Children
Daily Life
Education
Boys~ Began 7 yrs. Old
Reading, writing, math, music, poetry, art
Some girls had private tutors