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Athens' "Stairway to Heaven"

Athens' "Stairway to Heaven". or. "Give the people what they want, but slowly. “Slow and steady, That’s the way to Go”. How Greece Progressed From Their Early Governments to Democracy. Chapter 5 Section 2. “The Rise of Greek City-States”. What kinds of governments

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Athens' "Stairway to Heaven"

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  1. Athens' "Stairway to Heaven" or "Give the people what they want, but slowly “Slow and steady, That’s the way to Go”

  2. How Greece Progressed From Their Early Governments to Democracy Chapter 5 Section 2 “The Rise of Greek City-States”

  3. What kinds of governments • came before Democracy? A.- B.- C.- Positives= Negatives= What could have worked then?

  4. Should America Use One of These Now? Why??????

  5. Think of Greece's Rise to Democracy as Clinbing a Staircase

  6. Political and social problems cause people to ask for a better system to control chaos • Harsh punishment, can this • work? Why, why not? Kill, kill, Kill!!!!!! Draco

  7. laws S o l o n, “The Law Giver” Given Free Hand? • Freed Slaves • Granted citizenship to some foreigners • Serve on juries • Encourage trade $$$ • Laws public for all to see!! Solon Why is this important?

  8. "One Step Up and Two Steps Back." P e i s i s t r a t u s Does this sound familiar? • Conflict produces a • tyrant • 2. Claimed to rule for the • good of the people • 3. Popular • 4. Gave citizens voice in • government Peisistratus

  9. Broadened role of regular citizen* • Council of 500 made • Laws and supervised • Day to day work of • government Cleisthenes Created a Legislature Law-making Body******

  10. D e b a t e l a w s b e f o r e d e c i d i n g America Has State Legislature and Congress

  11. "Le t s R e v i e w Democracy Cleisthenes Pisistratus Solon Draco

  12. "But Was It All That Great?" Only males could vote Thousands of slaves Women had no share in public life Only men were educated Does this sound familiar?

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