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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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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
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.
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
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.
In which city state did democracy begin?
In the city of Athens (still the capital city)
Was the democracy of Athens complete government by everyone all adults in the polis?
No. It was a very selective. It would not be called a democracy today. yeahhhhh
