warring city states part 2

Some essential government terms:
During the sevenths and sixth century BCE aristocrats ran the show in most of Greece. They attended symposiums where elite men would enjoy wine and poetry and performances. They also enjoyed the company of hetaeras while discussing politics. Politics were an "exclusive club" where no mens were allowed only for entertainment, no middle class, no slaves and sometimes even aristocrats were excluded. Sometimes Aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites which ere well armed soldiers and  they set up a form of government called a tyranny. a tyrant is someone who rules outside the framework of the polis. Draco 621 BCE- all athenians were under equal law, death was punishment for many crimes, debt slavery is OK. Solons reforms, outlaws debt slavery, all athenian citizens can speak at the assembly, any citizens can press charges against wrong doers. Cleisthenes: More reforms around 500 BCE, allowed citizens to submit laws for debate at the assembly, created the council of 500( members chosen at random to counsel), only free adult male property owners born in Athens were considered citizens

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