Solon
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pierrehannah on October 19, 2010
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Archons | Chosem from richest class by assembly |
| Executive power | Archons |
| Legislative power | Council of 400, assembly, areopagus |
| legislative organization | Council writes, assembly passes, Areopagos allow |
| Council of 400 | only top three classes allowed, 400 people chosen by lot by the assembly |
| Areopagus | allowed laws, had veto power, had to be an archon first |
| Jury | all male citizens over 18 with free time (only rich had free time) |
| Judicial power | Areopagos, Jury |
| Four tribes | 500, 300, 200, workers. Factions divided by wealth |
| 500 | richest class, aristocrats, only they could be archons |
| 300 | Knights, rich citizens, could be on the council |
| 200 | Yoke owners/foot soldiers could be on the council |
| workers | in times of war, carried the equiptment of other richer citizens. Could not be part of council |
| Plain/Coast faction | Land Owners, Nobles |
| City faction | Business men, made money from trade, not farming |
| Hill/inland faction | Workers, poor farmers |
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