qualifications for an Athenian citizenship
male
over 18
Athenian parents
registered with a deme
2 years military service
who was not allowed to become citizens
women
slaves
metics
how did slaves help run a democracy
scythian archers
administration clerks
farmers/workers so men can go in to the pnyx
where does the assembly meet
Pnyx
how many citizens were needed to vote
6000
how did citizens vote in the assembly
show of hands
what happned if the assembly was not well attended
scythian archers came round with a red dyed rope and rounded the late comers up to the pnyx
what was discussed in the assembly
warfare
food supplies
defence
how many meeting a prytanny
4
how were topics spoke about in the assembly
citizens took turns speaking about certain topics , trying to convince the assembly
what did the boule consist of
council of 500 - 50 men from each of the demes
how were the boule selected
from a lot
how old did a citizen have to be, to be part of the boule
30+
how many times could a citizen serve on the boule
twice in their lifetime
what was the role of the boule
receive foreign ambassadors
deal with emergency situations
oversee elections of magistrates and generals
day to day running of athens
what were downsides to the demes running for a prytany each year
uneducated/uninterested people could be selected
details of generals
10 elected every year
served for one year
could serve as many times as wanted
had to be wealthy
what were generals in charge of
maintenance of the city
finances of the city
ambassadors
details of archons
9 archons/magistrates selected per year ; paid 4 obols per day
what was the role of archons/magistrates in the Athenian democracy
assist generals
organised religious festivals
looked over courts and legal matters
what is ostracism
getting rid of politicians/citizens who were believed to have too much power by exiling them for 10 years
what happned to someone who was ostracised that came back to the city unauthorised
they were killed
what happned when someone was ostracised
they were exiled for 10 years but kept their property and wealth
what was the downside of voting being done on pottery pieces
some citizens were illerterate and couldnt read or write
