1. The Development of Greek Democracy
in Athens and its impacts in the 5th C
Athens, Sparta, Corinth

2. What does this mean??
 Your assignment can be either of the following:
 The role of an individual in the development of democracy
in Athens
 Solon
 Cleisthenes
 Pericles
 The development of democracy in Athens compared to
the development of other forms of government in
contemporaneous (at the same time) societies
 Sparta
 Corinth

3. Solon
 Government reformer
 6th Century BCE
 Athens
 Changed the nature of citizenship
 Wealth, rather than birth important
 Aristotle: Politics, Constitution of the Athenians
 Plutarch: Life of Solon

4. Cleisthenes
 Tyrant of Athens
 Broke aristocratic hold
on politics
 Re-organised military
and council
 Solidified democratic
foundations of Athens
 Aristotle: Politics,
Constitution of the
Athenians
 Herodotus

5. Pericles
 Super-cool politician, speaker and general during
the Golden Age of Athens
 Created the Athenian Empire
 Thucydides thought he was
awesome
 Promoted arts and literature
 Plutarch
 Thucydides
 Herodotus
 Aristotle: Politics, Constitution of the Athenians

6. Sparta
 Elements of monarchy, oligarchy and
democracy
 Why did these elements emerge, rather
than a strict democracy?
 Plutarch: Life of Lykourgos
 Herodotus
 Xenophon: Constitution of the Spartans
 Aristotle: Politics
 Thucydides

7. Corinth
 Aristocratic hold on government was
broken by Cypselus and Periander’s
tyrannies
 Became an oligarchy
 Why did Corinth remain an oligarchy?
 Aristotle: Politics