Governement

Question 1

What does ‘demos’, ‘kratos’, and thus ‘democracy’ mean?

Answer 1

Demos- people
Kratos- power of
Democracy- power of the people

Question 2

What was Attica divided into?

Answer 2

Demes.

Question 3

What were ‘demes’?

Answer 3

Local units.

Question 4

Which three geographical groupings were the demes based on?

Answer 4

1. City
2. Hills
3. Coast

Question 5

Was everyone from each deme in one tribe?

Answer 5

No.

Question 6

Why didn’t everyone from each deme join one tribe?

Answer 6

Demes were split apart so that there was representation from each demes in every tribe.

Question 7

How many political tribes were there?

Answer 7

10!

Question 8

Was every citisen in a tribe?

Answer 8

Yes!

Question 9

What were the criteria for being an Athenian citisen? (5)

Answer 9

• Male
• 18+
• Both parents Athenian
• Enrolled in deme of father
• Free man (not slave)

Question 10

What was not necessary to be a citisen?

Answer 10

For you to be wealthy.

Question 11

Who could not be a citisen?

Answer 11

Women, slaves, metics, and children/ youths.

Question 12

What was the council called?

Answer 12

The Boule.

Question 13

How many citisens were on the Boule?

Answer 13

500 (50 from every tribe).

Question 14

How were people selected to be on the Boule?

Answer 14

By lot- names drawn out of a pot. (PROBABLY THAT’S WHAT I THINK I HEARD)

Question 15

How long could a citisen serve on the Boule?

Answer 15

1 year.

Question 16

How old did you have to be to serve on the Boule?

Answer 16

30+

Question 17

What was the name of the Athenian assembly?

Answer 17

The Ecclesia (just like Sparta!)

Question 18

How old did a citisen need to be to be on the Ecclesia?

Answer 18

20+

Question 19

What did the Ecclesia vote on?

Answer 19

Making new laws.

Question 20

How did the Ecclesia vote?

Answer 20

By a show of hands (none of that silly Spartan ‘shout’ stuff…)

Question 21

What sort of body of the state were the Ecclesia?

Answer 21

The SOVEREIGN body of the state (think Gonzalo’s lost utopia).

Question 22

How often did the Ecclesia meet?

Answer 22

4 times a month.

Question 23

How many Archons were there?

Answer 23

9

Question 24

When did the role of the Archons originate?

Answer 24

During the pre-democratic period. Before democracy.

Question 25

Name two of the Archons, and what they did (1 and 2 things)

Answer 25

• The War Archon-> originally commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
• The Chief Archon-> gave name to the year & also was in charge of festivals and family life (je pense)

Question 26

What were the Archons responsible for, and consequently what did they act as?

Answer 26

The law, so acted as judges.

Question 27

How long did Archons get to serve for?

Answer 27

1 year.

Question 28

How long did ANYONE in the examples of Athenian government so far get to serve for?

Answer 28

A 1 year term.

Question 29

Why might it have been great for an Athenian politician to go to war?

Answer 29

Bring back kleos!

Question 30

Why might it have been bad for an Athenian politician to go to war?

Answer 30

Could be usurped whilst away.

Question 31

What did each Tribe have dedicated to it?

Answer 31

A hero (i.e. Heracles)

Question 32

What was placed in the Agora to revere the hero of each Tribe?

Answer 32

A statue of their hero.