warring city states

Mason Freburger
2/20/20


Warring City- States
  • polis- fundamental political unit that is made up of a city and the surrounding countryside.

  • monarchy- rule by a single person like a king in Greece.

  • aristocracy- rule by a small group of noble, very rich, landowning families.

  • oligarchy- wealthy groups, dissatisfied with aristocratic rule, who seized power, often comes with military help.

  • tyrant- powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support.
  • During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE the Aristocrats ran the show in most of Greece.
Politics- an exclusive club
  • No women except for the entertainment.
  • Hoplites were armed soldiers
Tyrant-
  • Greek meaning of tyrant is someone who simply seized power.
  • The modern meaning of a tyrant is an abusive or oppressive ruler.
Draco-
  • Death is the punishments for many crimes
  • If you owed debt to someone they could make you their slave.
Solon-
  • Solon outlaws debt slavery.
  • All Athenian citizens can now speak at the assemblies.
  • Any citizen can press charges against wrongdoers.


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