Transformation of gov't day 1

Today in West Civ, we learned about aristocrats and other topics. Aristocrats ran most of Greece from 6-7 BCE. Rich people influenced society. Aristocracy is ruled by Aristocrats. Symposiums were the meetings where elite men would enjoy wine and poetry, but it was bad because most of the people were drunk and say things they weren't supposed to, so certain aristocrats were excluded. The main word we talked about was ostracize which means to banish. More on this tomorrow