- 508 bc- ordinary people turned on their rulers.
- chleisthenes wanted them to govern themselves
- aristocrat- memeber of the ruling class
- acropolis- athens was founded, big area of rock.
- could fend off the attacks of their raders
- famrers and tradesment houses were around the acropolis
- reading and writing was a rare skill
- life expantancy was less than 15 years.
- life was tough
- weren't slaves but they were treated as bad as slaves but they were free
- no part or share in anything
- aristorcats owned everything
- athens seemed like a state that wouldn't progress
- mountainous
- greece was divided into city states- little nations
- sparta
- athens
- corren
- fought and had wars against each other
- didn't get along
- had a lot in common
- same language
- worshiped same god
- athens wasn't powerful
SPARTA
- lives were structured around war
- brought up to be a military man
- few possesions
- cloaks died red to conceal their blood or enimies blood
- food was bad
- people understood why they wanted to die
- intent on conquering
- women had a lot of rights
- when men were away they had to do their work
- run farm
- work
- children
Elidad and Oddysey written by homer
- mythical figures who had won them power
- heros
- found all over greek art
Tyrant
- someone who grabs control
- Pisistratus- cleisthenese brother in law
- came in with a tall chick that he said was named athena
- people believed it
- gave him legitinacy
- athens is named after her
- goddes
- zeus's daughter
- came in and seized control
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