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Why was the Pnyx important to the democracy of Athens?
The Pnyx was important because the Athenians went there to do voting by a secret ballot and a show of hands
Was pnyx hill built or was built by nature?
Pnyx hill also known as Ekklesia was built by Greece people (Athenians)
What does Pnyx fait tu partie du patrimoine mondial mean in English?
Pnyx made you part of the world heritage
Where was the first assembled held in Athens?
The first assembly in Athens, known as the Ecclesia, was held on the Pnyx hill. This location was chosen for its proximity to the Acropolis and its visibility to the citizens of Athens. The Pnyx served as a central gathering place where male citizens could come together to discuss and vote on important political matters. This practice was a key aspect of Athenian democracy.
Where did the court meet in ancient athens?
pnyx hill
What is pnyx and boule for in Greek myth?
The Pnyx is a hill in central Athens, used for popular assemblies. In the cities of ancient Greece, the boule was a council of citizens appointed to run daily affairs of the city.
What is the central market place of Athens?
PNYX Wikipedia states this is a hill in central Athens with a speakers platform called the Bema. It was the meeting place of the first democratic legislature, the Athenian Ekklesia.
How does the Agora affect the democracy of Ancient Athens?
Originally it was the market place where the assembly of the people to vote on laws was held. This was switched to a hill on the other side of the city called Pnyx.
What people would be able to participate in the Athenian form of democracy?
Free land-owning males were the only ones who could participate. Ended up being about 10% of the population.
What steps did Cleithenes take to strengthen democracy in Athens?
Cleisthenes is generally attributed to be the creator of Democracy. He was an Athenian Archon (a noble) and was vying for power against a Spartan backed Athenian. In order to keep power from him, Cleisthenes appealed to the masses. Giving power to them. He organised Attica (the peninsula of Athens) into sections, called trittyes. The same number of Inland, Coastal and City 'constituencies'. Each year, by LOT (utterly random), 10 men from each 'tribe' (one tribe consisting of 10 trittyes) were selected to stand in the council, the 'Boule' (pronounced Boolay) of 500. These were ORDINARY men anyone over 18, registered in their trittyes coujld be a member for the year. For one tenth of the year, one of the tribes allotted men, were placed as 'pryterneis' on a sort of executive council, who were placed in a round building in the agora called the 'tholos'. Neither the Council nor the executive council decided on laws. This was done by show of hands on the pnyx, the hill overlooked by the acropolis. Here, 40 times a year, the Assembly, or ecclesia, would meet. The Council decided the agenda for the assembly, but that could be changed on the day. Any Athenian male over 18 could speak on whatever he pleased. If a law was put forward, the 6000 people would vote by raising their hands, the Council, overlooking, would estimate a yes or no from what they saw. Cleisthenes also introduced Ostracism, the exiling of people. If voted for at the assembly, part of the agora would be fenced off and people would throw in the names of people thy wanted exiled from Athens (only for a short period, and none of the property of the exilee would be confiscated). If there were 6000 different votes for the same name, that person was exiled.
Describe the political system of ancient Athens?
The growing unrest brought tyrants to power in many Greek city-states as a result of revolutions. The Greeks used the term tyrant to describe a leader who seized total power by force. Many tyrants achieved some of the goals of their followers. For example, they destributed farmland to the landless and put people to work on large public building projects. But eventually tyrants grew more concerned with keeping their power than with serving the people. Most tyrants were soon replaced by an oligarchy in which a few wealthy citizens, rather than the nobility, ran the government. However, a number of city-states moved toward a democratic government. In 594 B.C., Athenians gave a statesman named Solon authority to reform the laws. Solon ended the practice of enslaving debtors. He divided citizens into classes by wealth and defined the rights and duties of each class. He also drew up a code of law. Shortly after Solon left office, civil war broke out. In 560 B.C., a tyrant seized power. In 508 B.C., another Athenian statesman, Cleisthenes, proposed a constitution that made Athens a democracy. Cleisthenes extended voting rights in the assembly to all free adult men. He created a council of 500 members, which was open to any citizen. His reforms thus gave every citizen a chance to serve in the government.
