HIST 151 1st Edition Lecture 2Ancient Greece (continued)Evolution of Politics - Male citizenshipo Membership in political societyo Assembly elects archons- Position of Women & Slaveso The Gynaeceum- womens’ quarters Responsibilities: cooking, weaving, etc- More on Greeks:o Athenian gov’t o War & threat to democracyo Crisis & Cultureo 5th Century= Golden Ageo “Greek Mind”- Plato & Aristotle These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Democracy in Athenso 6th Century Crisis & reform- Solono Assembly of 4 classes (top 3 most imp., and bottom 1 has right to participateo Land not clano Enfranchiseo No debt slavery- Pisistratus- “tyrant”o Land reform & redistribution o Public works- Cleistheneso Council of 500 (boule) by lot from 10 ‘tribes’ with 50 reps.—demokratia o Ostracism by 6k votes The ecclesia &the common good—important political notion- Greek thought on Gov’t- Tyranny- monas (rule of one)- Oligarchy- aristos (rule of best)- Mob rule- demos (rule of the many)- Eusomia= good rule- Isomia- equality of rule- Dike- justicePsychological Polis- Psychological Polis- Concept of unity and natural units- Assume every polis has natural limits in order to maintain unity Small & walled- i.e. Acropolis (politics) & Agora (marketplace)- Male & female balance (Xenophon) Gender roles- both are necessary- one isn’t superior to the other- Male- fighting, politics- Female- household, raising family, weaving Aristotle believed that men are superior to women mentally and physically, but still thought women are necessary- Exclusivity Not welcoming of outsiders (Barbaroi)- Barbaroi- “blubbering barbaroi”—language barrier- Non-greekso Considered inferior to greeks- Slaves excluded from citizenship and political
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