Was ancient Greece an democracy

Answer 1

Athenian democracy was at its height during the age of Pericles, during the mid-fifth century BCE. Democracy was an Athenian invention, but took a while to appear. Significant figures in the development of democracy were Solon - 594 BC, the Peisistratids; 545-510 BC, Cleisthenes - 565-500 BC, Ephialtes- 482 BC and Pericles - 461-457 BC. Each development in steps introduced new laws into Athenian society. Athenian society began with the aristocratic oligarchy (government) in the seventh century BCE. The height of the democracy occurred under Pericles which introduced payment for jurors in 461 BC, in 458 BC it introduced payment of archons and in 457 BC addmitted zeugitae (hoplite class ti archonship) Pericles - the true height of the Athenian democracy. In the 5th century BC, the Ecclesia was the basic institution of democracy in Athens in which it passed the laws and had ultimate power in affairs of state. The Ecclesia was made up of all citizens over 18. Theoratically, this meant that between up to 50,000 citizens could attend.

Answer 2

A democracy is a type of government that we Americans use today. Democracy means "rule by the people" . In other words, meaning the citizens of ancient Greece had the freedom to vote or to have many other rights in their city-state. Athens used democracy.

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Answer 3

Ancient Greece comprised over a thousand city-states which were independent of each other. Their political systems varied from monarchies, tyrannies, oligarchies to varying forms of democracies. These systems changed in each city from time to time, depending on the political and economic pressures prevailing at any particular time.

Answer 4

Everyone voted on everything. In our government we elect representatives to decide things for us. In ancient Greece, the people made the decisions. Though only free, white men over age 21 could vote.

Answer 5

Democracy was not wide spread in Ancient Greece. The city-states all had different government styles. Athens is most well known for it's direct democracy.

Answer 6

What do you want to know?

Aristocracy--One king governing all men.

Monarchy--A Few Nobles governing all men.

Democracy--All men governing themselves.

Answer 7

Democracy started in ancient Greece, but it was just the beginning.

Answer 8

They would scratch the names of politicians on pieces of pottery to vote, sometimes to exile them.

Answer 9

Athens had a limited democracy but I'm pretty sure It was also direct democracy..