Greece began by having monarchies, then oligarchies, then tyrannies and then democracies. The Greek Government is currently a democracy, but modern democracy finds it's roots in ancient Greece.
Aristotle divided Greek governments into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies and democracies - terms we still use today.
Initially kings, then cliques of aristocrats, then assemblies of landowners, and then assemblies of citizens.ruled by citizens made such greek city states unique.
As each city developed on its own patch of land, it established its own form of government. This developed from petty kings, to oligarchies, to tyrannies, to democracies, and beck to oligarchies, then kingdoms under Alexander the Great's successor-generals, then as cities and provinces part of the Roman Empire.
It varied between the hundreds of independant city-states of the Greek peoples which stretched around the Mediterran and Black Seas. Aristotle described the forms of government as Monarchies, Tyrannies, Aristocracies, Oligarchies, Democracies and Oclocracies. Most of the hundreds of cities progressed and reverted through all these stages.
England committed many tyrannies against the colonies
Why have tyrannies thrived in some places around the world
because of Satan
tyrannies
Because they could not provide food to all of its people.
Because they could not provide food to all of its people.
They have thrived in some places because a strong government can protect citizens from a larger nation.
Greece began by having monarchies, then oligarchies, then tyrannies and then democracies. The Greek Government is currently a democracy, but modern democracy finds it's roots in ancient Greece.
In democracies, the assembly of the people. of the city-state In oligarchies, the council of the city-state. In tyrannies, the tyrant. In monarchies, the king.
Some tryants ruled harshly so the kind ones would transition
Aristotle divided Greek governments into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies and democracies - terms we still use today.
No. Some kingdoms have high standards of living and freedoms for their citizens. Some "people's democratic republics" are tyrannies. The decision should be based on something other than name of the government.