Early Democracy Macdonald World History Early Greece Early

Early Greece • Early Greece series of small, independent city-states • No single ruler

Athens • Around 300 BC, developed 1 st democracy • Adult male citizens who

Solon • Around 600 BC, new leader named Solon in Greece • Took steps

Pericles • Later, another ruler named Pericles made more changes – Increased paid officials

Early Rome • During the early Roman empire, a series of kings ruled •

Roman Republic • Expanded the right to rule to citizens through written laws called

Greek & Roman Influences Write a paragraph that explains how Greece and Romae influenced

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Early Democracy Macdonald World History

Early Greece • Early Greece series of small, independent city-states • No single ruler • Each city-state had its own gov’t • Athens biggest city state

Athens • Around 300 BC, developed 1 st democracy • Adult male citizens who owned land could participate in gov’t by electing nobles to rule • Still not full democracy

Solon • Around 600 BC, new leader named Solon in Greece • Took steps to open gov’t to more ppl (made it more democratic) – Outlawed slavery based on debt – Est. classes of citizenship based on wealth – all could vote – All free adult males were citizens – Any person could accuse another of wrongdoing • Still only 1/10 of ppl could participate

Pericles • Later, another ruler named Pericles made more changes – Increased paid officials – Paying jurors • More ppl could now be involved in gov’t

Early Rome • During the early Roman empire, a series of kings ruled • Around 509 BC, developed into first republic • ROME = REPUBLIC = REPRESENTATIVE

Roman Republic • Expanded the right to rule to citizens through written laws called the Twelve Tables • Est. idea that all citizens had right to be treated fairly – same laws applied to all • Est. gov’t w/ 3 branches incl. legislative branch to make laws called Senate

Greek & Roman Influences Write a paragraph that explains how Greece and Romae influenced the United States government. What specific practices did we borrow from the early Greeks? The Romans?