Crucible of Civilization notes 2

• Hippias brother was killed and he became paranoid and took away the peoples rights
• Cleisthenes was going to overthrow Hippias
• 510 BC and Cleisthenes lived up to the myths
• 776 BC was when the games started
• it empowered people that didn't have that much money
• people were conspiring against Cleisthenes
• Isagoris was one of them ^ and was also an aristocrat
• he sent help from the spartans to help him take over 
• it was said he shared his wife with the spartan king
• the people revolted against Isagoris
• this was the first revolution of the people
• 508BC was the first time the people revolted against their leaders
• they all turned Cleisthenes
• he had a place where they discussed the future of their state
• agora is what it was called
• he instituted a vote white pebble for yes and black for no
• the people were the government
• majority rules
• democracy helped shape the start of civilization
• it was going to be tested with war and disagreement
• 409 BC Pheideppedes ran the first marathon
• it was for survival
• the Persians had to destroy anyone that was gaining power
• they didn't an army so every man would have to come forward to fight
• hoplites was the closest thing to modern army back then
• Pheideppedes was going to run for help from Sparta
• he ran 140 miles in 2 days
• his quest ended in failure b/c his request was denied
• there are 2 different stories
• in both he did a heroic thing and he failed in both
• the Greeks did win though
• they slaughtered over 6000 Persians in 1 day
• they returned and celebrated their victory
• Themistocles fought on the battlefield at marathon
• he was a general for the Greeks
• he had risen to power through democracy
• he learned at the democratic