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| for our report, jesse and I did greek government and democracy. this was a very important subject in greece and we would like to tell you all about it. |
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| some historians think that greek villages started to form into groups called cities sometime around 750 B.C.every city was formed near or around an acropolis, because religion was important to greek civilization. as these cities developed and grew, they evolved to city-states. hundreds of city-states were formed each of them more or less independant than the others. by the end of the Dark ages, almost all of the city-states were owned and ruled by aristocrats |
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| the aristocrats controlled most of the good land. they owned powerful and valuable things such as chariots, horses, and the best weapons. these things all made them wealthy and powerful. |
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| trading in city-states was frequent for the greeks. they traded things such as olive oil, marble, and many other things. the trading of the city states made them prosper in wealth. over time, a middle class began to form in grece. this consisted of merchants and artisans, mostly who worked in the agoras. |
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| tyrants began to take over city-states. they used force to overcome them. they were mostly supported by middle class merchants and artisans. some of the tyrants were cruel, while others were wise. when tyrants were overruled, democracy was used as the greek government. |
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democracy, though it developed in many places, mainly developed in athens.
democracy allowed the citizens to govern themselves whether they were rich or poor. many did not benifit from democracy, however. only about one in five athenians was a citizen of athens. also, only free men whose parents are both citizens of athens could be a citizen. if a person was a citizen of athens, they could beome self-governing and free, and so could their children someday. |
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| things to remember about this slide-show |
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| cities or city-states must always be built and formed around an acropolis, because of it's religious importance. aristocrats ruled greece by the end of it's dark ages. city-states often traded because of the wealth and good fortune it brought them. tyrants mainly took power by force, with the power they gained over time. as soon as tyrants were overruled, democracy became the governmant of the people. free men whose parents both were citizens of a place, could be citizens. |
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| there are so many ways the greeks used things such as government and democracy in every day life. it was a big part of their life. it is similar to the saying we have today: "with power comes huge responsibility. be ready for them both." |
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