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431
the greek city -states were weakened by the taxes taken from the peloponnesain war
this was important because it showed the struggles that both city-states went through, and the lack of money for most of the citizens. When the two major city-sates of Greece were at war there were many battles and many deaths until one city-state won the would keep fighting, therefor they needed more supplies, and money -
Jan 1, 621
Athens deveops a written code of laws
this is important because the written code was the first of their kind that was perminatly made. it was written by a greek man named Draco, be changed if from the oral laws and blood fueds. there is a repersentation of Draco in the Supreme Court of the United States. The written laws were known to be unforgiving. -
Jan 1, 650
tyrants rule some greek city-states as a result of power classes discounted with the ruling class.
A tyrant is a person (male) who comes to power with not legal right. this happened in many places in the 6th century. it is important because, people dont always realize that just because the tyrants did not come to power legally doesnt mean that they are not supported (mostly the poor) -
most city-states were monarchies
this is important becase it shows the differance of the democartic goverment and leadership form one family of rulers to the people deciding their laws. -
sparta develops the first code of greek writtn law to goven the milllitary city-state
this is important because had a very important millitary, and having a law to determine what they could and coundnt do. That could possibly save them in millitary errors