democracy
democracy
Ancient Greek.
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 republican form of government
The Republican form of government
the republican form of government
The Greek city-state was the one and only form of government, carrying out all the functions of government, rather than having three levels.
citizens in ancient Greek city-states developed ideas about representation and establish direct democracy
Democratic
Ancient Greece gave us democracy, the most common form of government in the world. Ancient Rome gave us architectural feats such as archways and aqueducts, amongst other things. They were the fathers of modern-day plumbing.
The Romans benefited from the cultures of other countries by adapting and absorbing aspects of the foreign cultures. The most obvious example is the Greek form of government. The Romans, after ousting their king sent a delegation to Greece to study the government. The Romans took the principles of the Greek governing system and adapted them to their own culture, such as the voting systems.
Some of the greatest achievements in the Greek culture of ancient times are found in the areas of art and science, as they valued creativity, on one hand, and, on the other, the acquisition of sure knowledge in more influential ways than other ancient civilizations. Their discovery (or, invention) of democracy, if only in limited form, is yet another of their greatest achievements.