The Role Of Democracy In Athenian Democracy
While democracy in ancient Greece may not have survived in it’s original, non-representative state, it has still left a lasting impact on modern day democratic society. Athens was the birthplace of democracy, being the first place to adopt it as it’s political system.
Athens having been the great economic power it was, showed the world that a government where the people hold equal power to each other, can work, that a small group of ruling elite isn’t necessary. Even after the fall of athenian power, Pericles, a man who forged Athenian culture, made the ideals of democracy widespread (Doc 7). Athenian culture lived on and morphed, until, over time it became a part of modern day democratic cultures, and in what way is this more evident than
Athens having been the great economic power it was, showed the world that a government where the people hold equal power to each other, can work, that a small group of ruling elite isn’t necessary. Even after the fall of athenian power, Pericles, a man who forged Athenian culture, made the ideals of democracy widespread (Doc 7). Athenian culture lived on and morphed, until, over time it became a part of modern day democratic cultures, and in what way is this more evident than