03/30/15 Class

I was not in class today because the softball game.

03/27/15 Class

Today during our WestCiv class we still worked on our paper, I already got my part done that about Plato, but I still have to worked with Christina to finished our conclusion.

03/26/15 Class

Today is the fist day that Mr. Schick left. We work on our paper very hard and hopefully we can finished it tomorrow.

23/03/15 Class

Today's class Mr. Schick go through the details about the paper that we have to write before April 1st. And we will also have a test on that day. SO we have to watch the video either during this time.

03/20 Class

Today's class all of us did the presentation of the powerpoint that we did. I did take notes and I think all of us really did a good job on this project. But we did not finished our presentation during the class.

(Ancient) Greece is the Word...

Next in line...

• With Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (both were aristocrats) engaged in a power struggle
• Isagoras had support from some fellow aristocrats, plus from Sparta
• Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athenians

Isagoras wins (but not for long)

• Isagoras becomes archon eponymous (tyrant)
• He ostracizes Cleisthenes 
• Cleisthenes'supporters - and the ordinary Athenian citizens! - revolt against Isagoras' tyranny
• They trap Isagoras on the acropolis for two days - on the third day he fled and was banished
• 508 BCE

Cleisthenes and Democracy

• Cleisthenes - definitely a member of the elite
• Very rich
• Insulated from the “hoi polloi”
• A crafty politician

Ancient Greece continued...

Transformation of government

• During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE, aristrocrats ran the show in most of Greece
• Rich people held much more influence in society, and held much more governmental power, than the middle class or the poor

Aristocracy (nice work if you can get it)

• Aristocracy is rule by aristocrats
• they attended symposiums, meetings where the elite men would enjoy wine and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats, and the company of hetaeras (courtesans) while discussing politics

an exclusive club

• no women (except the “entertanment”)
• no middle class
• certainly, no slaves
• sometimes, even certain aristocrats (who didn’t have the right connections or who fell out of favor) were excluded

Tyrants seize control

• sometimes aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites (well-armed soldiers), and set up an alternative form of gov’t called a tyranny
• tyrant: someone who rules outside the framework of the polis
• modern meaning of tyrant: an abusive or oppressive ruler
• the Greek meaning of tyrant: someone who simply seized power (usually with hoplite help)

clash of the tyrants

• Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 BCE
• his brother was murdered, and his rule became harsh
• eventually he was expelled from Athens (this is called being ostracized)
• in revenge, he began working with the Persian king Darius I, helping them invade Marathon