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Was democracy the only form of government in the ancient Greek city-states?
No, "democracy" only existed in Athens. Also it was limited to just Freeborn Male Citizens of Athens.
What city did democracy begin in?
Athens, but the vote was only open to freeborn men.
Who established democracy?
Democracy was first established in the Greek city-state of Athens during its Classical period (roughly 500-350 B.C.E.). Although Athenian democracy was limited (thus, for instance, only adult males of a particular kind were allowed to vote) and was not maintained throughout Athens' long history in antiquity, it was a unique creation. This small beginning gave rise to the more powerful, inclusive, and stable democracies in modern times.
Was ancient Greece a direct or representative democracy?
First of all, we should note that only Athens and a few other city-states were ever democracies. The vast majority of Ancient Greece was ruled by monarchies or oligarchies and not by elections. However, in Athenian democracy, all of the citizens voted on policies, which made Athens a direct democracy.
What city-state was run by a democracy in ancient Greece?
Athens was a Greek city-state. Athens is considered to be the Cradle of Democracy. Only males who had completed their military training had the right to vote. That, of course, excluded women. When speaking of Greece, it is about the entire area of what is now modern Greece.
Who could participate in Athens' democracy?
The only people who could participate in Athens' democracy were male individuals, over eighteen, and born in Athens'.
Was democracy the only form of government in the ancient Greek city-states?
No, "democracy" only existed in Athens. Also it was limited to just Freeborn Male Citizens of Athens.
Where did limited democracy begin in ancient Greece?
In Ancient Greece, a limited form of democracy began in Athens. Athens actually practiced a form of democracy for about 100 years, however, the only free citizens at that time were men.
What city did democracy begin in?
Athens, but the vote was only open to freeborn men.
What type of society did Sparta and Athens have?
the first and only form of true democracy.
How did Pericles changed the Athenian democracy?
According to the ancient historian Thucydides, Pericles strong-armed the democracy into his own power, essentially making Athens a democracy in name only.
What was the worlds first democracy?
Athenian democracy in Ancient Greece. But that democracy only concerned free Athenian adult male citizens, not children, not women, not slaves, not foreigners. Sounds like a good democracy for me.
How did the Athenian democracy change?
According to the ancient historian Thucydides, Pericles strong-armed the democracy into his own power, essentially making Athens a democracy in name only.
A system of democracy was introduced in athens. what did this mean?
This ment that women could not vot! only men!:)
Was Athens the only democracy of its time?
No, many other democracies evolved, particularly in the Delian League which Athens led.
What was the purpose of setting the democracy in Athens and how did it develop?
The onlY thing I know that it developed during the golden age
Who established democracy?
Democracy was first established in the Greek city-state of Athens during its Classical period (roughly 500-350 B.C.E.). Although Athenian democracy was limited (thus, for instance, only adult males of a particular kind were allowed to vote) and was not maintained throughout Athens' long history in antiquity, it was a unique creation. This small beginning gave rise to the more powerful, inclusive, and stable democracies in modern times.
