All Athenians were equal under the law, rich or poor
death was a punishment for most crimes
debt slavery is OK(being a slave for someone to pay off your debt
Solon's Reform 594 BCE-
outlaws debt slavery
All Athenian citizens can speak at assemblies
any citizen can press charges against wrongdoers
Hippias- tyrant who ruled from 527- 510 BCE
Brother was murdered by his enemies
eventually he was ostracized from Athens
in revenge, he began working with the Persians to invade Marathon.
Isagoras and Cleisthenes(both were aristocrats)
Isagoras had support from fellow aristocrats, and Sparta. Cleisthenes had support from most Athenian citizens. Isagoras becomes a tyrant, and he ostracizes Cleisthenes. Cleisthenes had support from Athenian citizens so when he was ostracized the citizens revolted in 508 BCE, Cleisthenes began to realize the talents of ordinary citizens, and started the first democracy. In 1400 BCE the Mycenaeans invaded Crete. When Greeks invaded other places, instead of wiping the place's culture they incorporate their own. The Trojan War was fought in 12th or 13th century BCE. It was debated if the war was actual fought because it was said that gods and goddesses were actively fighting in the war. Troy- City where it was fought."Sea People"- 1200 BCE the mysterious "Sea People" began to invade Mycenae, burned everything. Dorians moved into the warzone dominatig 1150- 750 BCE. They were far less advanced. Trade based economy collapsed. Writing disappeared for 400 years.
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