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Cleisthenes

Why Did I Choose Cleisthenes?

I choose Cleisthenes because he is the father of democracy. Democracy is the form of government in which people govern themselves. It is the government which is in place in the United States today. Also, we were learing about the original democracy in Ancient Athens and I wanted to know more about who contibuted to the government in place in the US today.

These are some of the main components of democracy

By Maddie Fowler

Period 6 enrichment

Project #3

Evidence of him today

Fast Facts

The evidence of Cleisthenes today is the democracy which is in store in the United States right now. Along with other countries around the world. The creation of the assembly which is like a modern day congress. And he took two small ideas and maximized them to their full potential: he redefined how Athenians saw themselves in context to each other, and he took the Athenian institutions from original government and equalized them.

  • Known as the "father of democracy"
  • democracy was originally called demokratia which means "ruled by the people"
  • there are three parts to the democracy: ekklesia, who wrote the laws; Boule, was the council of 500 (50 from each of the 10 Athenian tribes); dikaseria, court
  • Cleisthenes was a powerful speaker and therefore got people on his side
  • Cleisthenes struggled, but he never gave up. He had a vision and knew how to put it in place he just needed the peoples approval, which is what he got in 508 BC
  • The democracy is one of Ancient Greece's biggest contributions to the modern world

When did he live and what did he do?

part of the Athenian democracy,

the assembly

An Aristocrat

Cleisthenes lived in Athens around 500 BCE. He was a great leader and always drew a crowd. Cleisthenes was from an aristocratic family which means he was powerful. While a leader in Athens he helped eliminate the social hierarchy and prevents another tyranny. A tyranny is a form of government in which one person takes power using force or power. Cliesthenes divided Athens into demes which are section. Each deme had a demarch which are like modern day mayors.

Major events in his lifetime

Some major events during his lifetime included...

  • The overthrowing of the tyranny- in which he planed
  • creation of the assemble and council of 500
  • When he died-around 460 BC-Pericles took over and formed an aristocracy where one man rules.
  • his family was cursed and sent into exile, it was because of the Spartans. Cleisthenes then became unsettled.

Pericles

Works Cited

"Ancient Greek Democracy." History.com. A&E Television Networks,

Web. 4 May 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece-democracy>.

Blackwell, Christopher W. "The Development of Athenian Democracy."

The Development of Athenian Democracy. N.p., 24 Jan. 2003. Web. 06 May 2015. <http://www.stoa.org/projects/demos/article_democracy_development?page=4>.

Cleisthenes of Athens | Biography - Greek Statesman." Encyclopedia

Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, Web. 3 May 2015. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/120922/Cleisthenes-Of-Athens>.

"Cleisthenes." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com.

(May 6, 2015). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404701404.html

"Cleisthenes." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 3 May 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/

empires/thegreeks/characters/cleisthenes_p1.html>.

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