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16 Cards in this Set
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Who did Isagoras ask for help to crush the democratic movement in ancient Athens? |
The Spartans |
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Why did Isagoras want to crush democracy in Athens? |
- was afraid to lose his power and influence - tried to keep gov't in hands of aristocrats |
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What was one of the benefits of fighting in the ancient greek army, the Phalanx? |
they did not need to buy and maintain horses were able to afford weapons and armour |
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Why are the tyrants from ancientGreece different from the tyrants of today? |
Greece - most governed fairly and worked to improve life for ordinary people. |
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Who did the aristocrats of ancient Athens choose to lead their city-state? |
Solon |
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What 2 things did Solon do to reform courts? |
stopped poor people from being dold into slavery for not paying debts
gave non-acristocratic men the right to vote |
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What did Cleisthenes do to reform the government of Athens in 508BC? |
- reduced the power of the rich - incresed the number of citizens who could vote |
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What was the reform initiated by ancient Athens in 461 BC? |
they created citizen juries |
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How did education help the formation of democracy? |
produced well rounded citizens through a variety of subjects |
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What were important factors in ancient Greek democracy in Athens? |
the assembly the council the court system |
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Name 4 characteristics o the assembly |
- main political body of Athens - open to all adult male citizens - meetings were 40 times a year - everyone who attended had right to speak |
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what was the council called? |
boule |
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what are 3 characteristics of the council? |
- 500 person council - decide which issues should come before the assembly - members were chosen by random |
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What are 3 characteristics of the courts? |
- hundreds to thousands could be on a jury - juries made up of citizens - decided cases by majority vote
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What type of democracy did ancient Athens have? |
direct democracy |
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Why did direct democracy work on ancient Athens? |
city-state population is small
commitment and hard work of citzens |
