Democracy in Athens –

Ancient Greece. Athens. Democracy. institutions of GovernmentReforms, conflicts socialcitizens and non-citizens.

We have already analyzed the first historical stages of the athens cops: The time monarchical and the aristocratic regime. Now we come to the most relevant stage, that of government based on the Democracyduring the classical period History from Greece. To know it in detail we leave you a new synoptic table with the main characteristics of this political regime.

period of the history of greeceCLASSICform of governmentDEMOCRACY (Government from town)YearsFrom the beginning of the VI century (510 BC) to the end of the V century (404 BC, defeat of Athens on the War from the Peloponnese)Social groups1) CITIZENS: all Athenian men, of legal age, and free 2) NON-CITIZENS: slaves, minors, foreigners, women Social Conflicts and Political ReformsThe social crisis continues and the struggle for greater participation politics. Cleisthenes Reforms. Undo the division made by solondivides the town into according to its domicile in DEMOIS and TRIBES. Now the officials of the Condition they will be chosen according to their tribe, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. Then with PERICLESthey were given a payment, so the poorest could dedicate themselves to politics.political institutionsALL PARTICIPATE CITIZENS (excluding women, foreigners and slaves) 1) AREOPAYMENT. It loses its importance. Only some judicial tasks 2) ARCHONSHIP. Loses its importance, only administrative tasks3) COUNCIL OF THE BULÉ or of the 500. It makes the laws, it is made up of 50 ccitizens decade tribe.4) POPULAR ASSEMBLY. The citizens Over 20 years old, everyone has the right to an opinion. He decided on the army, taxes, wars.5) PEOPLE’S COURT. 6000 citizenshandle justice

More information:

IT IS. 1 Social Sciences – Secondary Education – Buenos Aires – 2007 at www.abc.gov.ar

Study Notebooks. Social Sciences 1. at http://www.encuentro.gov.ar/nota-1156-Area-de-Ciencias-Sociales-.html

Social Sciences 1, To think, societies in prehistory, in Antiquity and in the Middle Ages. Territories of the Present World. Editorial Kapeluz-Norma

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The Athenian Acropolis, in ES. 1 Social Sciences – Secondary Education – Buenos Aires – 2007 at www.abc.gov.ar