Cleisthenes
* Grew up knowing he was an aristocrat
- They had money and power
- They ruled anyone lower than them
- Anyone below this had to listen and follow the aristocrats
* He was highly inspired by the Greek stories and tales
- The two most popular were the Iliad and the Odyssey (written by Homer)
Acropolis
* The highest city/ area in Greece
City States
* Greece was divided into tiny nations called city states
- They all didn't act like one united empire
- They fought with each other
* Sparta
- They were the one city state actually trained and grew up becoming tough and ready for war
Tyrant
* Pisistratus
- Cleisthenes brother in law that came in claiming he was with the goddess Athena when it was really tall lady
- Because people he thought it was an actually goddess he gained power and control over Athens
- He began to start treating regular people really well to gain more control
Vase
* Athens first artistic thing was the vase
* It was more famous for what was inside of it then the look and design of it
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