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The ancient Greek city-state of Athens is considered to have been organized as a limited democracy during much of its Classical Period simply because its democratic privileges and rights did not extend to all of its members. For instance, only certain males were allowed to vote and to hold public office.
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∙ 12y agoNo in the modern sense as they had a Slave class, who obviously could not vote. Even today in many cases ex-felons ( even after having served time in the prisons ) are not eligible to Vote and may have travel privileges curtailed. Some things never change.
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∙ 12y agoThe Athenian Democracy was the "truest" democracy known today. The government consisted of counsels and assemblies made up of many men. Government control was shared or balanced over these men.
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∙ 7y agoAthens is a part of the Republic of Greece today, a form of democracy, and was in the 500s B.C.E. a direct democracy, a different form of democracy. However, Greece is not "still" a democracy since it has laid host to a number of different authoritarian regimes over the centuries.
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∙ 8y agoYes. Athens was the first place in the world to have a democracy but at first they had a monarchy, tyranny, ect.
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∙ 7y agoYes, there is still democracy in Athens today.
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What are some inventions from ancient Athens that you still use today?
democracy
Why does peaceful Athens Exists today and warrior Sparta doesn't?
Peaceful Athens exist today because the type of government is democracy and Sparta is oligarchy and democracy went on but not oligarchy. We still have the type of government democracy today.
How is the golden age of Athens is still present today?
freedom of speech and democracy.
Do Athens still practice democracy?
yes they do
What is one way democracy in Athens was different than democracy today?
they were diffrent by love and happieness
Representative democracy as you know it in many countries today had its origin in?
Representative democracy as known today originated in ancient Greece, particularly in Athens. The concept was further developed during the Enlightenment period in Europe, with key contributions by philosophers such as John Locke and Montesquieu. The modern form of representative democracy began to take shape with the establishment of constitutional governments in countries like England and the United States.
How did democracy affect the lives of Athens?
Democracy in Athens was a direct democracy. In a direct democracy the people decide on the policy initiatives directly
Why do you think that despite such limits Athens is still admired as an early model of democracy?
Athens became a genuine democracy - the citizens in assembly made the decisions and the council carried them out. Compared to this, today's representative democracies elect politicians, who do what they want, rather than what the electors want.
Which greek city-state was known for it's democracy?
Athens pioneered democratic self-rule, but it was different from today's representative democracy. It was direct democracy where the adult male citizens met in fortnightly assembly and decided on issues of governance and politics - the council carried out its decisions. Democracy comes from the Greek words meaning 'people power'. In today's representative democracy elected members of parliament direct governance, and are far less attuned to what their people really want until it comes time for new election promises in order to get re-elected.
What did the Macedonians do to the Athens government?
Athens was the birthplace of democracy. When Philip the 2nd conquered Greece, Athens was still making its own laws but was supervised. Eventually their democracy was ended and never really began again.
What is the first city state to establish democracy?
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
Did Sparta or Athens have a democracy?
Athens had a democracy; Sparta, an oligarchy.
