Class 3/8/19 and Notes

Today wasn't the best for our class. A lot of people were talking and being distracting, which caused the rest of the people to be distracted, causing Mr.Schick to get mad. But, I took some good notes from the PowerPoint today, so here they are.

• Warring City-states 
• Polis- fundamental political unit, made up of a city-state and the surrounding countryside. 
• Monarchy- rule by a single person 
• Aristocracy- rule by a small group of noble, very rich, landowning families. 
• Oligarchy- wealthy groups, dissatisfied with the aristocratic rule, who seized power.
• Tyrant- powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people for support.
• Transforming Government
• During the 7th and 6th centuries BC, aristocrats ran most of Greece. 
• Money=Power
• Aristocracy
• Aristocrats- members of the ruling class
• They attended symposiums, meetings where the elite men would enjoy wine and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats, and the company of courtesans while discussing politics.
• Politics- an exclusive club 
• No women 
• No middle class
• No slaves 
• No aristocrats who did not have the right connections or well out of favor
• Tyrants Seize Control
• sometimes aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites (well-armed soldiers), and set up an alternative form of government called tyranny.