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Today, I hear giggling behind me. The culprit is Isabelle Wilson. I think to myself, "What could be so amusing?" Then, I feel something pull at my hair. I turn around and say, "What did you do?" Isabelle Wilson has been coloring my hair with an orange sharpie. I respond calmly saying, "Belle, could you please refrain?" But she could not refrain. This angered Mr. Schick and I understand why. Now we are doing our blogs. I will not lie and say that I am not partially responsible for this, but I blame Isabelle Wilson and her evil ways. Before this outburst, we were taking notes on the essential terms of government:
polis- fundamental political unit
aristocracy- government run by a very rich noble king
oligarchy- wealthy group who ruled
tyrant- powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support
Today, a tyrant has a negative connotation, but in Ancient Greece a tyrant could be a good ruler that had his citizens' best interests at heart.
During the 6th and 7th centuries of Ancient Greece, aristocrats ruled the people. They attended symposiums which were elite meetings with performers and wine while they discussed politics.
Politics did not consist women, middle class, slaves, and sometimes not even certain aristocrats.
Sometimes aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites- well armed soldiers and set up a tyranny. Under Draco's rule all Athenian rich or poor were equal, death was a punishment, and debt slaveyr was allowed. Under Solon's rule debt slavey was outlawed, all athenians could can speak at an assembly, and any citizen could press charges against wrong do-ers. Slaves did not count as citizens. Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE. After his death, his rule became harsh. Eventually, he was ostracized from Athens. He started working with Persian Darius l to help him invade marathon. Isagoras and Cleisthenes (aristocrats) engaged in a power struggled to rule after Hippias. Isagoras had support from aristocrats and spartans. Cleisthenes has support form Athens. Isagoras becomes archon eponymous (tyrant) and ostracized Cleisthenes .Cleisthenes’ supporters revolt against Isagoras’ tyranny. They trapped Isagoras on the acropolis for two days and on the third day he fled and was banished.
508 BCE
Cleisthenes was a member of the elite and very rich. He was insulated from the “hoi polloi”, but a crafty politician. He saw the value of tapping into the talents, intelligence, and energies of the middle class citizens (no women though).
polis- fundamental political unit
aristocracy- government run by a very rich noble king
oligarchy- wealthy group who ruled
tyrant- powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support
Today, a tyrant has a negative connotation, but in Ancient Greece a tyrant could be a good ruler that had his citizens' best interests at heart.
During the 6th and 7th centuries of Ancient Greece, aristocrats ruled the people. They attended symposiums which were elite meetings with performers and wine while they discussed politics.
Politics did not consist women, middle class, slaves, and sometimes not even certain aristocrats.
Sometimes aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites- well armed soldiers and set up a tyranny. Under Draco's rule all Athenian rich or poor were equal, death was a punishment, and debt slaveyr was allowed. Under Solon's rule debt slavey was outlawed, all athenians could can speak at an assembly, and any citizen could press charges against wrong do-ers. Slaves did not count as citizens. Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE. After his death, his rule became harsh. Eventually, he was ostracized from Athens. He started working with Persian Darius l to help him invade marathon. Isagoras and Cleisthenes (aristocrats) engaged in a power struggled to rule after Hippias. Isagoras had support from aristocrats and spartans. Cleisthenes has support form Athens. Isagoras becomes archon eponymous (tyrant) and ostracized Cleisthenes .Cleisthenes’ supporters revolt against Isagoras’ tyranny. They trapped Isagoras on the acropolis for two days and on the third day he fled and was banished.
508 BCE
Cleisthenes was a member of the elite and very rich. He was insulated from the “hoi polloi”, but a crafty politician. He saw the value of tapping into the talents, intelligence, and energies of the middle class citizens (no women though).
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