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The government in ancient Athens was an example of democracy. The Athenian government was the first democratic form of government recorded.

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Government in ancient Athens was an example of which form of government?

democracydemocracy


What was the form of government in ancient Athens?

A direct democracy with enforced participation


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.


Why did ancient Athens believe in democracy was the best form of government for them?

The direct democracy gave power to the people so the people supported it.


What form of government was born in the ancient Greek culture?

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.


What form of government was first developed in Athens?

Democracy


What was the form of government in Olympia ancient Greece?

The first form of government was tribal councils. These became absorbed into more overarching forms under developing monarchies, oligarchies and democracies, but the tribal structures remained. In Athens for example, there were ten tribes which each elected a general, provided quotas for the army, and to which 18-year olds had to prove their descent in order to be granted citizenship.


What is the birthplace of democracy of Europe?

It was Athens, in ancient Greece. Democracy was limited to citizens (excluding women and slaves) and not everyone who lived there had the right to vote. Nevertheless, Athens practiced the first form of democracy anywhere.


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 was Athens economay like?

Its government was a early form of democracy and it was goverened by tyrants {p.s. Athens is in Greece not Rome}


How are the ancient Greek and the modern day form of democracy the same?

They are not. There was only one city state in ancient Greece (Athens) that was very briefly a very limited form of democracy (only freeborn upperclass men). All other city states of ancient Greece were kingdoms or other authoritarian government systems.


What is the form of government developed in Athens?

oligarchy,tyranny,democracy,dictatorship