Ancient Athems Flashcards
the most important government body in ancient Athens was called
the assembly
where did the assembly meet
the pnyx
how often did the assembly meet
every 10 days
who could attend the assembly
those who were citizens
the council was led by the…
chairman
who are the magistrates
they are the people like the council members who were chosen by the lottery
magistrates acted like..
judges
how long did the chairman last for
it lasted for one day
how was the chairman chosen
from a lottery
what are metics
metics were free to work and live as they chose. but they also had to pay taxes and obey the law like citizens.they can not participate in the government
what were the role of women in ancient Athens
they were not citizens so they could not vote, they also could not leave the house without a male guardian
what age do male athenens serve in the army
when they are older than 18-20`
What was the purpose of slaves
they were the people who had to serve there rulers and were not aloud to vote or do anything unless there ruler told them to.
the ideas we have about democracy today comes from
ancient athens in greece
what is the meaning about Ancient
more then 2500 years ago
what are city states
were separated from each other because of the landscape of Greece.
each city in Greece has there own
government and law
some city states were ruled by cruel
Tyrants
Who are citizens
citizens are the people who were born in Athens and only the male citizens of Athens could participate in voting and governing.
name the three pillars of Ancient Athens
- the assembly
- the council of 500
- the court
how did athens vote
by showing hand or using stones
what is a decree
a decree is a official decision made by someone in authority
what is the council of 500
full time government made out up of 500 citizens
what is is magistrate
government official who works for the court
what is the court
the court is place were athenians went if they were wronged by someone
who is the defendant
person who is accused by the crime
who is the plaintiff
person who is bringing out the complaint
what is the jury
the jury is a group of people chosen by lottery who help make a decision about the group
