Social Structure

Question 1

What is the polis?

Answer 1

• Flaceliere : Polis “a community of citizens, wholly independent, with sovereign power over the individual citizens who compose it, bound by cults and regulated laws.”

Question 2

What was the Areophagus?

Answer 2

A group of ex-senators. Council of the Elders

Question 3

Where was the Areophagus located?

Answer 3

North-west of Acropolis.

Question 4

When was Areophagus stripped off it’s power?

Answer 4

Archaic period: most powerful.

But 462-1BC: Stripped off political power and became judicial court for homicides and religion.

Question 5

Who was Solon?

Answer 5

Solon (594 BC): Social structure determined by wealth instead of aristrocratic lineage.

Question 6

Who was Cleisthenes?

Answer 6

Cliesthenes reign (508-7 BC): Democratic reforms.

Question 7

What was the highest social class?

Answer 7

Pentakosiomedimnoi (Aristotle)

Question 8

Who were the Hippeis?

Answer 8

Second highest social class (Aristotle)

Question 9

Who were the Zeutigai

Answer 9

The Third highest social class (Aristotle)

Question 10

Who were the lowest social class?

Answer 10

Thetes. (Aristotle)

Question 11

What are the requirements for Pentakosiomedmnoi?

Answer 11

500 measures of dry produce or more per year. (Aristotle)

Question 12

What were the requirements for Hippeis?

Answer 12

300-500 measures of produce per year(Aristotle)

Question 13

What were the requirements for Zeutigai?

Answer 13

200 measures of produce per year. (Aristotle)

Question 14

What were the requirements for Thetes?

Answer 14

Less than 200 measures of produce per year(Aristotle)

Question 15

What are the oppotunities of a Pentakosiomedimnoi?

Answer 15

Assess to highest ranking officers, vote, jury member and assembly and Boule. (Aristotle)

Question 16

What are the oppotunities of a Hippeis?

Answer 16

Assess to highest ranking officers, vote, jury member and assembly and Boule. (Aristotle)

Question 17

What can a Zeugitai be allowed to do?

Answer 17

Pericles reform (459: Zeugitai can hold archonship. 
Assess to highest ranking officers, vote, jury member and assembly and Boule. (Aristotle)

Question 18

What are the oppotunities of a Thete?

Answer 18

Right to vote, be in assembly and jury(Aristotle)

Question 19

Who has to spend two years in military training and service between 18-20 years?

Answer 19

Pentakosiomedimnoi, Hippeis, Zeugitai and Thetes.

Aristotle

Question 20

Why did Solon divided people of Athens accordingly?

Answer 20

• It reflected on the military organization of Athens. Separated out the riches citizens from the hippeis as a new class, define precisely the economic terms of specific qualifications for each class.

Question 21

When was the Solon social reform?

Answer 21

594 BC

Question 22

Who was the father of democracy?

Answer 22

Cleisthenes 508/7 BC