Did the people of ancient Athens have a full democracy
no they didnt, the athens were very poor
The only people who could participate in Athens' democracy were male individuals, over eighteen, and born in Athens'.
Democracy in Athens was a direct democracy. In a direct democracy the people decide on the policy initiatives directly
Not all Greek city states had a democracy. Athens is the best example of a democracy. A democracy is run by the people. In Athens, all free adult males voted on issues.
Athens had a direct democracy. A direct democracy people vote on issues as a individual, rather than elect a representative.
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
The government in ancient Athens was an example of democracy. The Athenian government was the first democratic form of government recorded.
No empire established democracy. The first instance of democracy was in the city-state of ancient Athens, which was a republic. Since democracy means rule by the people, the terms democracy and empire are a dichotomy.
Western democracy has a variety of ancient roots, but none runs deeper (or stronger) than Ancient Greece; in particular, the ancient city-state of Athens. It was in Athens that democracy first appeared in recorded history, and it is from Athens that modern advocates of democracy have taken at least partial inspiration for their own commitments to government "of the people, by the people, for the people."
Athens had a democracy; Sparta, an oligarchy.
Athens had a limited democracy.
The democracy in ancient Athens was a direct democracy. The democracy in the United States was a representative democracy.