1. Contributions to government 10.1
Ancient Greece
Contributions to government
10.1

2. Greek City States (Polis)
Made up of a central city and surrounding countryside
Fewer than 20,000 residents
Citizens met at the ACROPOLIS, or fortified hilltop to conduct business

3. Political Ties to Geography
Rocky land = hard to travel= difficult to form a single government
City-State (or Polis) formed individual governments
People gave political loyalty to local communities
Causing frequent wars between groups
City-States/Polis in Greece-
square miles
20,000 residence
Men met at places like the Acropolis to discuss business

4. Greek Political Structure
MONARCHY – One ruler makes all of the decisions
ARISTOCRACY – Ruled by a small group of rich people and their families
OLIGARCHY – Ruled by a group of the most powerful citizens

5. ATHEN’S LIMITED DEMOCRACY
Tried to create a DEMOCRACY (rule by the people)
- only free adult males were considered citizens
- Women, slaves and foreigners had few rights
Greek lawmaker named “DRACO” developed the first written code of laws
“CLEISTHENES” created the Council of 500 – proposed laws and counseled the assembly
- allowed Athenian citizens to participate in a limited democracy
- Only 1/5th of the people of Athens were citizens

6. DEMOCRACY AND THE GOLDEN AGE
“PERICLES” was a skilled politician in Athens with 3 goals
1. Create a stronger democracy by introducing a “DIRECT DEMOCRACY” were the citizens rule directly not through representatives
2. To strengthen the ATHENIAN EMPIRE by building a bigger navy to control the waterways and trade with other countries
3. Glorify Athens – by building huge buildings such as the PARTHENON. And promoting the arts, such as drama, sculpture, and music.

7. THE PHILOSOPHERS
PHILOSOPHER – Lover of Wisdom, with so many uncertainties in the world these people thought that the universe could be explained through reason and logic.
There were three main Philosophers:
1. SOCRATES :
Forced people to think about their values and actions.
He was put to death for corrupting the youth of the city.
Believed absolute standards did not exist for truth or justice depended on the situation or person
2. PLATO:
Wrote the book The Republic in which he laid out a perfectly governed society.
Citizens fall into three natural groups
Farmers and artisans
Warriors
Ruling class---only educated people
3. ARISTOTLE:
Wrote the book Politics were he laid out how to argue according to the rules of logic.
Questioned the nature of the world and human belief
Questioned the form of government
Taught Alexander the Great

8. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

9. Summary Review your lecture notes.
Write at least a paragraph summarizing what you learned.