CLA230H1 Midterm: CLA230 Midterm 2 Study Review.docx

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Herodotus: solon (after drawing up law for athens) travelled for 10 years, and visited amasis in egypt and croesus in sardis. Council of 400, with 100 men drawn from each tribe, assigned the council of the. Areopagu to guard the laws, just as previously it had been guardian of the constitution. Solon, who equipped the democracy with the noblest laws. Aristotle: co-founder of 1st olympic games (776 bc) Proposed a redistribution of 4500 plots for spartiates and 15000 for perioikoi. Tried to continue the reforms of agis iv. But power was in the hands of the ephors. So he murdered four of the five, removes the seats of the ephors except one (which he sat in) Solon created the council of 400, with 100 men from each ionic tribe- deliberated on public matters, set schedule for assembly. Aristocrats made political decisions through discussion in councils- during 6th century, councils expanded to include more citizens.

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