8.02: Study Guide - Glory of Athens

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_______'s political reforms gave more power to Athenian citizens.

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Solon

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Ancient tyrants were often good leaders with military and public support.

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Tyrants has has a negative meaning in modern politics.

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Athenian democracy was characterized by laws created by people and written into a __________________________.

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constitution

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Athenian democracy was limited because only ______citizens could vote.

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male

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How was the 18th-century United States republic different than

ancient Athenian democratic government?

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Unlike in ancient Athens, American citizens elected

representatives to make and execute laws.

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Ancient Athens created a ________ democracy where male citizens voted on community issues.

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direct

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Why were Athenians unhappy about the rule of the aristocrats?

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Athenian aristocracy's laws limited individual rights, causing public discontent. Draco's laws made it punishable by death to stand around in public. The people wanted leaders who would give more power to Athenian citizens.

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How did the Macedonian conquest of Athens

change democracy in that city?

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Athens was ruled by the Macedonian kings after the conquest. Athens still retained some

aspects of its democracy, such as making laws, but it was significantly

limited as it could make no laws that the kings opposed. The Macedonian conquest limited Athenian democracy, ending it by 320s BC.

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The founders of the United States established a ________ republic for an effective government.

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democratic

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Why did the founders of the United States decide to establish a democratic republic instead of a democracy similar to

that of ancient Athens?

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In Athens, where the population and the size of the city-state were

both small, direct democracy worked best.

In the U.S., the large country and spread out population made representative democracy more effective. In the US, people could elect representatives to make laws.