Superior Spartan Oligarchy Superiority is defined as being of higher grade or quality. And while the Athenian democracy has been able to become somewhat of a staple in modern society‚ in its time‚ it was the Spartan’s oligarchic system that allowed them to create such a strong society. It was a society that thrived on its strong political system based around a strong military. It is undeniable that in the time in which they both existed‚ the Spartan Oligarchy was superior to the Athenian
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Sophocles What would it be like to be one of the most renown‚ well recognized‚ and all around greatest poets of your time period? Only a few very gifted and special people have every had the honour of this title but the few that have been able to call themselves this have gone down in history. William Shakespeare‚ Leo Tolstoy‚ William Faulkner‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ and Sophocles have had a major impact on the english language and all things written in it. These renown writers and poets have very different
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opinions about what made a good government changed‚ and various types of governments developed as well. This is a sequence of Greek governments that were defined by Aristotle: monarchies‚ oligarchies‚ tyrannies‚ and democracies. Many places in Greece began with these government systems‚ from monarchies to oligarchies‚ to tyrannies‚ and finally to democracies. However‚ there were plenty of areas that were using different systems‚ resulting with many city-states that never did become democracies or tyrannies
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democracy considering the role of the individual‚ government‚ and their contributions in a well written essay of 3-4 pages Nowadays‚ democracy is a very prevalent form of government but it wasn’t always this way. Monarchies‚ aristocracies‚ and oligarchies used to be the only main styles of governing‚ until Athens became the first democracy and Rome the first republic. The religions of Judaism and Christianity also provided many democratic ideals‚ such as the equality of all. Ancient Greece was not
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( rule by one man in his own interest) | ARISTOCRACY ( rule by a few for the common good) | OLIGARCHY ( rule by the few in their own interest) | POLITY/DEMOCRACY ( rule by the many for the common good) | MOBOCRACY ( rule by the many in their own interest) | Aristotle later ranks them in order of goodness‚ with monarchy the best‚ aristocracy the next best‚ then polity/democracy‚ mobocracy‚ oligarchy‚ and the tyranny. People in Western societies are used to thinking of mobocracy as a good form
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The government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts
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freedom-fighters within the weaker nation being attacked for its resources; It leaves the victor nations citizens with a completely false sense of pride because the dummied down public have’nt a clue their tax dollars and their lives were just ’used’ by the oligarchy to steal and exploit the resources of a weaker
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The basis of most governments we see in society today were formed when civilizations were just starting to become complex and were continuing to grow into largely populated areas. Without these governments being formed‚ society today might not be what we know it to be. The governments used and formed in ancient times shaped society into what it is today; but not without trial and error. Aristocracy: is a system of government that places authority in the hands of a small group of privileged
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Winston Churchill’s Quote on Democracy "Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed‚ it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all the others that have been tried from time to time." - Winston Churchill‚ 1947. This quote represents the views of Winston Churchill‚ the former Prime Minister of Great Britain‚ not only on democracy‚ but on government as
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A.P. AMERICAN GOV’T. AND POLITICS MR. BARBE UNIT ONE (TEXT: Read Chapter 1) THIS UNIT will focus on the need‚ purpose and goals of government and how they might be best achieved. This unit will analyze the theories and positions of historic political philosophers and the different types of government which have existed (and which exist today)to achieve these goals. In particular‚ the unit will focus on the characteristics of Democracy and its historical evolution. TESTING: PRE
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