The document summarizes democracy in ancient Athens in the 5th century BC. It describes how Athens was governed by three main bodies: the Ekklesia, which all citizens could vote in; the Boule, made up of 500 randomly selected citizens who drafted laws; and popular courts with 6000 randomly selected jurors. It notes that while Athens had democracy, citizenship excluded women, slaves, and foreign residents. It also describes the prominent leader Pericles, who led Athens' democratic faction for over 30 years.

1. DEMOCRACY IN ANCIENT ATHENS. V th CENTURY B. C.

3. THE POLIS It’s formed by quite a small territory which includes a central city and the rural space in the city’s surroundings. It’s the principal institution of sociopolitical organisation in Ancient Greece. The most prominent examples: Sparta and Athens.

4. Sparta

5. Social organization in Sparta A privileged and militarized class: the homoioi . The apella , the gerousia , the ephors and the two kings. Farmers, craftsmen and merchants: the perioeci . The slaves: the helots.

6. Athens

7. EKKLESIA BOULE POPULAR COURTS MAGISTRATES GOVERNMENT ORGANS IN ATHENS ALL THE ATHENS’ CITIZENS TO VOTE TAXES AND LAWS TO DECLARE THE WAR 500 CITIZENS, ELEC- TED FOR ONE YEAR TO REDACT THE LAWS 6000 CITIZENS ELECTED AT RANDOM TO RULE ATHENS’ POLI- TICS AND ATHENS’ ARMY ELECTED FOR ONE YEAR

8. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ATHENS’ DEMOCRACY All the citizens have the same rights ( isonomia ) All the citizens are allowed and encouraged to speak in the Ekklesia ( isogoria ) All the citizens have the same chances to hold a political post ( isocracia ) Take for granted that women, foreign people and slaves are excluded of Athens’ citizenship.

9. The man: Pericles (490-429) He was the leader of Athens’ democratic group for more than thirty years. All over those years, he took a lot political posts. For fifteen years he was reelected for that of estratega , something like the leader of Athens’ army. During the time of his leadership it was decided to build the Parthenon.

10. LEGISLATIVE POWER EXECUTIVE POWER JUDICIAL POWER GREEK DEMOCRACY MODERN DEMOCRACY COMPARISON WITH MODERN DEMOCRACY ECLESIA PARLIAMENT GOVERNMENT MAGISTRATES JUDGES POPULAR COURTS