Today in class only did 2 slides of the powerpoint.

  • Cleisthenes - definitely a member of the elite
  • very rich
  • insulated from the “hoi polloi”
  • but… a crafty politician
    • saw the value of tapping into the talents, intelligence, and energies of the non-aristocrats (the middle class citizens)
    • too bad he didn’t realize the value of women - but, hey, one step at a time...
      What Cleisthenes did was a huge step forward - getting “regular folks” involved in governing. But this first democracy had its limits.

      • citizens could participate - but only one-fifth of Athenians were citizens (free adult male property owners born in Athens)
      • after several years, Athens practiced a direct democracy

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