Greece Day 3 (Politics) Flashcards
Where were Greek city-states built?
-Coastlines for trade
-Hilltops for defense
How were city-states governed?
-Autonomous to themselves
-Created their own unique culture
Autonomous
Governed individually
Acropolis
-Highest point in a city
-Last line of defense
Agora
-Open space
-Held markets, festivals, competitions, etc.
What was a challenge for the Greek city-states?
Food production
What was the solution to the problem city-states had?
Colonies were built with better farmland
How were Greek colonies ruled?
Self-governing but maintained strong political and economic ties with parent city-states
What was an effect of creating colonies?
Hellenistic culture spread
Monarchy
-rule of one
-hereditary
-king/queen
-not common in Ancient Greece
Oligarchy
-rule of the few
-small group
Aristocracy
Oligarchy with rich people
-Regular people have no rights
Tyranny
-government uses force to rule
-not the same as tyrannies today
Democracy
-rule of the many
-people rule themselves
Types of Democracy (no definitions)
-Direct democracy
-Representative democracy
-Constitutional democracy
Direct democracy
-all citizens vote on everything
-used in Ancient Greece
Representative democracy
citizens elect leaders to represent them in government
Constitutional democracy
powers of majority are within a representative democracy, but power of minority is specifically protected
Solon
-Athenian politician who attempted to reform Athenian society
-Seen as founder of Athenian democracy
-Gave citizens more political power
What policies did Solon put in place?
-eliminated debt
-wealthier you were, more expected from you
-anyone could sue anyone
Cleisthenes
leader who motivated people to overthrow aristocracy
The Assembly
-main democratic body (males only)
-held debates and votes every month; these were required
The Boulé
-small group chosen at random (like war draft or jury duty)
-job was to sort through topics that would be discussed at the Assembly
Courts (Dikastenia)
-6,000 jurors/magistrates chosen randomly
-could challenge decisions made by the Assembly