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democracy of Athenians Flashcards

1
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order of politicians studied

A

solon
Pisistratus
Cleisthenes
ephilates
Pericles

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Polis meaning

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City-state

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3
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what was the Polis of Athens called

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Attica

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4
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Eupatridai

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landowning aristocrats

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5
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Archon
definition
how many in athens

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Athenian magistrate
9

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6
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polemarch

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archon in charge of Athenian army

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eponymous archon

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archon in charge of civil matters

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Tyrant

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sole ruler who took power unconstitutionally

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9
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hektermoroi

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A tenant farmer who payed Eupatridai

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10
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Solons reforms

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Athenians freed from slavery - no athenian could be enslaved by another greek
seisachtheia - shaking off of burdens (cleared debt)

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11
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Solons reform of class system

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made it on wealth rather than birth
4 classes

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seisachtheia

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shaking off of burdens
cleared all debts

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13
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Solon reform on slavery

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freed all Athenians and debt slaves - could not happen again

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14
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Pentakosiomedimnoi

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top economic class
produced more than 500 medimnoi a year

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15
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hippies

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2nd economic class
produced 300-500 medimnoi a year

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zeugitai

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3rd economic class
200-300 medimnoi a year

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Thetes

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lowest economic class
less than 200 medimnoi a year

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18
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Solon reform of assembly

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Made it open to all citizens
used to vote on motions presented

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19
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Agora

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the market place

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20
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Solons reform of Heliaia

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a peoples court , made to allow citizens the right to appeal

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21
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solons new legislation

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a written set of rules and laws inscribed on a krybeis in the agora
written to stop corruption of aristocrats

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22
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solons public lawsuits

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where any citizen could prosecute

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23
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what happened to solon after his reforms

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departed for 10 years so not to become corrupt

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24
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peisistratus sons

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Hippias
Hipparchus

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25
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Peisistratus court reform

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Introduced local judges to resolve disputes outside of athens

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26
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who aided Athenians in driving out Hippias

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King Cleomenes

27
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Demos

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the people

28
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Deme

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a village/ district
the smallest constitution in Athens

29
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Demokratia

A

power of the people

30
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how many demes in attica

A

139

31
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Demarch

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annually elected leader of a demes council

32
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how many trittyes in Attica

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30

33
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how many tribes under cliethenes were formed

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10

34
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what were the tribes named after

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eponymous heroes

35
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how were the tribes organised

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3 trittyes in each tribe
1 coast ,1 city ,1 hill/inland

36
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what did the tribal system do

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split up the power of the aristocrats
gave demos more of a tie to attica - reduced chance of uprising

37
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boule of 500
talk about it

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50 from each tribe selected by sortition annually
prepared agenda for the assembly
only able to serve twice in lifetime

38
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sortition

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selection by lot

39
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Ostracism

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annual vote to banish a citizen who had become too prominent
banished for 10 years
kept wealth and land
protected democracy

40
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piece of broken pottery used to write down name of ostracised

A

ostrakon

41
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quorum of ostracism

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minimum number (quorum) of 6000 votes

42
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when was first ostracism done

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487bc - 20 years after introduction

43
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Strategoi

A

general of athens
10 - one for each tribe
elected leader

44
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Isonomia

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equality in law

45
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isegoria

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equal right to speech

46
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equal right to speech

A

isegoria

47
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equality in law

A

isonomia

48
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shaking off of burdens

A

seisachtheia

49
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highest economic class under solon
500 medinmoi a year

A

pentakosiomedimnoi

50
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Aristophanes plays (4)

A

knights
Assembly woman
Peace
wasps

51
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Aristophanes knights characters

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Demosthenes - Anti Cleon
Sausage seller
Paphlagon - uses assembly to make money

52
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Demosthenes (knights) views

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critic of the assembly
people in charge are corrupt - steal from the state
honest men do not vote for cleon

53
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Paphlagon (knights)views

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does not matter if innocent or guilty
speaks to get popularity
calls cleon out for claiming win at Pylos

54
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Knights aims

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using a sausage seller shows how being a demagogue is easy and can be done by anyone

55
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Dokimasia

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Background test given to a citizen before he can serve as a magistrate

56
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Background test given to citizen before serving as a magistrate

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Dokimasia

57
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Euthunai

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Report of magistrates job at end of the year

58
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Report of magistrates job and spending at the end of the year

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Euthunai

59
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Delian league

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Defensive league of numerous Greek cities against the threat of Persia

60
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Defensive league of numerous Greek cities against the threat of Persia

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Delian league

61
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Cleruchy

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Settlement in allied cities

62
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Settlement in allied cities

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Cluruchy

63
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The law courts

Known as after cliethenes

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Dikasteria

64
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Dikasteria

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The law courts

Known as this after cliethenes

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