2. • “Polis” comes from the word politics.
• Polis is a city state.
• One example of a polis is Athens.
• Athens was the urban area of Attica, and
many more.
3. • Pericles was the one who declared that Athens
was a democracy.
• Pericles was the leader for 30 years.
• In 510 B.C. Athens created the first democracy.
• 500 names were drawn each year to declare the
citizens of Athens.
4. • Those who chosen served for 1 year as
the law makers of Athens.
• The government ran on public officials.
• It took radical measures to limit the
officials powers.
5. • Those citizens who were willing to serve in
a certain office put their names in.
• For a short period of time, everyone was
willing to take an active part in the
government.
6. • The first attempt to becoming a
democracy began under Solon in 594
B.C., but his effort at instituting a
constitutional democracy soon fell.
• A man named Peistratus replaced it with a
repressive sligarchy.
7. • Citizens had more rights in Greece city
states than any others.
• Women were undemocratic because
women had no voice in government.
• Only Women,children,and slaves could
not vote.
8. • Athenian democracy was chosen at
random.
• The Athenian communities were split into
10 tribes.
• Each tribe chose 50 citizens.
• These citizens made up the senate.
9. • Only males who were of Athenian birth
could vote.
• About 30,000 out of 250,000 men can
vote.
• A new president was chosen every 24
hours.
