Politics In Athens

Question 0

Draco’s law code

Answer 0

Unfair, cruel, encouraged debt slavery

Question 1

Early on: fighting between ———— and ———- people

Answer 1

Aristocrats

Common

Question 2

Solon made ——— and ———- changes

Answer 2

Political

Economic

Question 3

Examples of Solon’s changes

Answer 3

1. Outlawed debt slavery
2. Any citizen could take a wrongdoer to court
3. Exported grapes and olives to expand trade and create a good source of income

Question 4

Solon made no land reforms so fighting once again broke out between the —– and ——

Answer 4

Poor

Landowners

Question 5

Pisistratus

Answer 5

Tyrant; took power from noble; helped peasants buy farm equipment; gave jobs to the poor

Question 6

Cleisthenes

Answer 6

Reorganized assembly to break up power of the nobles, citizens could submit laws for debate, created COUNCIL OF 500

Question 7

Council of 500

Answer 7

Citizens could participate in a limited democracy

Question 8

——— sets the agenda for the ——-

Answer 8

Council

Assembly