The Greeks generally had a long and arduous process for selecting their most powerful individuals. They would first have the battle of Gyros, in which the best Gyro maker would proceed to the next round. Then, they would hold the statue contest, in which the individuals who could stand most still for the longest would progress. Finally, they would engage in extended public discourse to finally decide who would be the supreme commander.
they were elected by the people
Your mom! ancient Greece
Athens was the capital of ancient Greece so i was very important!
By its very name, the assembly of the people (= adult male citizens).Democracy comes from demos = the people, kratos = power: People power.
They asked the people to elect them to office.
The person who takes power illegaly in Greece is the tyrant!
They used man-power; people would row the ships.
some sort of power that was pretty powerful!
In ancient Greece Greeks were able to vote in an assembly or by a law making group.In ancient Greece Democracy meant all citizens shared power in some ancient Greek city-states
They got there power by over throwing the Oligarchy
The adult male citizens. Democracy comes from the Greek words for People Power.
In ancient Greece, tyrants were influential opportunists