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.
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Athens is the Greek city-state associated with the founding of democracy.
Typically, the Greek City-State of ATHENS is considered to be the birthplace of democracy. However, it is worth noting that democracy in Athens came and went rather sporadically.
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Athens was the birthplace of democracy.
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Early Greek democracy was a direct democracy. There would be occasional town meetings that took place in the amphitheaters where all citizens could discuss and vote on the issues of the day.
The Greek culture gave birth to democracy since ancient greeks invented the term and used it in Athens for the first time.
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Athens was the birthplace of democracy.
Athens was known for its system of direct democracy.
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Pericles strengthened the greek democracy
Yes. Each City-state had their own god. for example the greek citystate Athens had a greek goddess named Athena. A goddess is a women god.
the citystate monarchy is were people are sentenced to death either with their head cut off or drinking poison called hemlock which brings numbness to the limb, choking, and uncontrolible vomiting.
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No, the ancient greek invented democracy and the first to use it. Democracy roughly translates to "the people rule" from greek
Socrates was from the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece.
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