HIST 110A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Phratry, Pentagon, Demigod
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Monarchy moved into the power of the people. Theseus - half god and half man demigod (a. 1. b. 1) slowly after theseus, many ruled like tyrants (not quite as bad as the ones today) (a. 1. b. 2) then slowly moved from tyrants to greek city states (to democratic rulers) Athens passed thru in its history before they arrived in democracy two things played a vital part in the transition to democracy. B. 1. a) wrote the laws down for athens - vital step in democracy (b. 1. a. 1) laws written down were very harsh laws that did not respect equality (b. 1. a. 2) sort of has a class system. B. 1. b) punishment were very harsh as well like the laws (b. 1. b. 1) Draconian measure - alludes to drakon"s laws because it"s so harsh (b. 1. b. 2) jail time people were let go to pay debts (b. 1. b. 2. a) if they could not work, they could not pay. B. 2. a) allowed all the athenians who were citizens to pass the laws.
