Govofancientgreece
Govofancientgreece
Govofancientgreece
Development of Governments
Democracy
in Ancient Athens
Government
Monarchy
The first form of government in ancient Athens was monarchy. A
monarchy is a government in which a king or queen has supreme power
over everything. Wealthy land owners would pay the king or queen and
provide protection for them as well.
Why do you think monarchies didnt last in ancient Athens?
Monarchies did not last in ancient Athens because
A)
B)
Monarchy
Both answers are correct!!!
Kings and queens couldnt hold onto their power
BECAUSE
the aristocrats wanted a share of the power, too!
Often, a small group of wealthy landowners would
come together to form a new government, an
oligarchy.
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Oligarchy
As mentioned before, an oligarchy is a type of government where only a
few people rule together. They share power equally. These people were
wealthy landowners and sometimes wealthy merchants. These wealthy few
were responsible for feeding all of the people in ancient Athens.
Tyrants and
We call the people who came forward, uniting
Tyranny
CORRECT!
Good thinking! In ancient Athens,
tyrants ruled with the people in
mind, creating real change for people
who couldnt make change
themselves.
Once the common people saw an
ordinary person make real change,
they decided that they wanted a
say, too. And then, democracy was
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Democracy
The word democracy comes from 2 Greek words, demos
meaning people and kratos meaning rule. And that is exactly
what democracy is, rule by the people!
In Athens, all citizens could vote on laws and participate in
government. This is an example of a direct democracy. There is
a second type of democracy called indirect democracy which is
the type of democracy found in the United States today.
Democracy in Athens was limited, however. Although all citizens
could vote, not everyone in Athens was considered a citizen. Only
free adult males could participate in the democracy. This left out
women, children, foreigners, and slaves all of whom made up 3/4
of the population.
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Citizenship
Indirect Democracy-
Democracy in ancient
AthensWhat did it look like?
Democracy Today
How has it changed?