No, "democracy" only existed in Athens. Also it was limited to just Freeborn Male Citizens of Athens.
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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.
Ancient Athens is known for having a direct democracy, which is when the people directly vote on the laws. There are no representatives, the people meet together and run the government themselves.
In ancient Greece they practiced a true Democracy. That is when every citizen is part of the government. The US has a Democracy mixed with a Republic and that's why we elect officials no make all the rules.
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Democracy, because in a democracy all citizens are represented in the government.
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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.
The adult male citizens. Democracy comes from the Greek words for People Power.
Ancient Athens is known for having a direct democracy, which is when the people directly vote on the laws. There are no representatives, the people meet together and run the government themselves.
The ancient Greeks influenced modern government as, much like we do today, they had three main bodies of government. These were the Assembly, the Council, and Courts. Our US government today also has three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
There were three main forms of government in ancient Greece: Monarchy, Oligarchy and Democracy. I am unable to locate how the government of the Greek cities reflected the structure of the Greek families.
Athens, a city-state in ancient Greece, was the birthplace of democracy.
In ancient Greece they practiced a true Democracy. That is when every citizen is part of the government. The US has a Democracy mixed with a Republic and that's why we elect officials no make all the rules.
Ancient Greek democracy was a direct democracy - those who had political rights could go to the assembly and speak or vote personally. Modern democracies are indirect or representative democracies - which means that citizens can have a say in the government through representatives that have been elected by them. The other difference is that women did not have political rights in ancient times.
Ancient Greek democracy was a direct democracy - those who had political rights could go to the assembly and speak or vote personally. Modern democracies are indirect or representative democracies - which means that citizens can have a say in the government through representatives that have been elected by them. The other difference is that women did not have political rights in ancient times.