council and assembly. “The council of Areopagus” was the Anthenian council. This council served as an important legal institution under the the Athenian democracy. This council existed long before democracy and its power and composition changed many times over the centuries. The Athens conducted an assembly it was the regular gathering of male Athenian citizens to listen to‚ discuss‚ and vote on decrees such as‚ finical and religious matters‚ public festivals and wars‚ and treaties with foreign
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agree that democracy is the best form of government. As a result‚ their outlook upon the first great democratic system in Western civilization is largely affected by their own predilection. Others‚ however‚ can see major flaws in Athenian democracy. These opposing stances are no recent development. The positives and negatives of this form of government have been argued and deliberated ever since it first transpired‚ nearly 25 centuries ago. Indeed‚ most of the criticism made of democracy today was
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Athenians Democracy Ancient Athens has two documents that discuss democracy. The first one is “Document A: Pericles” and the other one is “Document B: The The Athenian Constitution”. In document A‚ I found that is truly democratic because your social class is not allowed the interfere with someone’s merit. For example‚ if you’re poor you’re still able to serve the state or be part of the government. In document A it also states that “you get equal justice.” And that’s the way it should be
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29 September 2013 What are the Unique Traits of Athenian Democracy? There are several traits that make Athenian democracy unique not only in the ancient world but also in the modern world as well. For the first time in recorded history‚ citizens had a say in what laws were to govern them . Democracy was an unknown and alien concept in the ancient world‚ and Athenians knew that their political process was different in and they were intensely proud of it. “Our form of government does not enter
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Democracy‚ as defined by Polybius‚ was a “regime based on effective rule by the people.” In Polybius’ Histories‚ democracy was not based on each citizen having the ‘right to do whatever they wish or propose’ but true democracy relied on “reverence to the gods‚ succour of parents‚ respect to elders‚ obedience to laws‚ are traditional and habitual‚ in such communities” as well as decisions being decided by the majority. It has been agreed upon by most ancient historians that Rome was not a democracy
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Central Historical Question Democracy is a government where people control what happens. An example of an excellent democracy could be The United States of America. Anybody over the age of eighteen can vote‚ if you take a test you can become a citizen‚ and everybody is considered equal. Ancient Athens had a very interesting version of democracy in the early 300 B.C. to the mid 400 B.C. eras. Athens had a tyrant that controlled the city‚ the citizens who voted for laws to keep the government calm
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Origins of Democracy Democracy refers to a type of political system in which the people‚ or people they elect to be representatives‚ govern themselves‚ rather than being governed by a dictatorship or monarch. It is supposedly said that the democratic form of government began in Ancient Athens in 508 BC‚ but this form of government may have existed well before the turn of the 5th century. It is logical to assume that democracy‚ no matter how quaint or complex‚ began with the tribes. As having
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that for some reason or another people as a whole do not like change. Even though democracy keeps an individual or a group take power the people of the government will not be taken advantage of or be mistreated. Many things is not about an idea being or bad‚ sometimes change is not fair to all the people. But why did the Athenian democracy fail in about 100 years if it was a government made for the people. Before democracy the people in ancient Greece were run by the people on top of the wealth and power
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During the Classical Age of Greece‚ two powerful city-states emerged‚ each governed by a different system. Athens was run by democracy‚ whereas‚ Sparta‚ a military state‚ was governed by oligarchy. Athens’ democracy served its people better. Since all had a say in the government and everyone was included in a state was ruled by many. In Sparta‚ the state was controlled by a select few‚ kings and ephors‚ who had absolute power. In Athens plenty of time was spent on architecture‚ to ensure that
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called a democracy when we still had millions of slaves. Our nation today is called a democracy when millions of citizens never exercise their right to vote‚ a few hundred party leaders select our national political candidates‚ and only those who have million-dollar treasuries can run for political office with a reasonable chance of winning. Latin American military dictatorships are called democracies. South Vietnam with a single candidate for president during the Vietnam War was called a democracy. The
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