Trace the development of "demokratia" in Athens. How did it work? What were its strengths and its weaknesses? The development of demokratia can be traced back to the reforms legislated by the Athenian statesman Solon in 594 B.C.E. During this period‚ heightened economic and political tensions existed between different groups within Athenian society. Many farmers‚ most of which were peasants‚ were unable to keep up with the increased demand for food caused by rapid population growth in Athens. Several
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Even though Athens had a direct democracy‚ only a small population of its citizens (adult male citizens) had the power to vote therefore‚ a small population of the people dominated most of the government. Sparta on the other hand had a military oligarchy‚ which was both centralized and controlled by the aristocrats. Both Athens and Sparta had centralized governments that were dominated by a small population because‚ it allowed for efficient ruling at the time‚ also it allowed the population‚ even
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It had an oligarchy government‚ which meant “ruled by the few”. Sparta was ruled by two kings and 28 elders. Spartans valued physical perfection and the nation was war dominant. Sparta also had a brutal society. When a child was born‚ the father had to bring the newborn
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public sectors was filled with women. All were men and have to be free men with both parents is Athenian for Athen and Spartan for Sparta. Women‚ slaves‚ and foreigners were categorized as the majority. Both Athen and Sparta government systems were Oligarchy. The wealthy group
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In Ancient Greece‚ the two most essential cities were Sparta and Athens. The two cities had a diversity of cultures‚ lifestyle‚ and values‚ even though they lived in the same region. Sparta was established around 900 BCE. It is located in the Eurotoas valley of Laconia‚ southeast of Peloponnese (Sparta‚ Ancient History Encyclopedia). Ancient Sparta has a population of about 100‚000 citizens. Spartans dedicate approximately all their time to military training‚ hunting‚ war tactics‚ and even war policies
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Western Civilization Chapter 4 Sections 1-3 Minoan Civilization: lived on Crete; after king Minos; earliest civilization; based on trade not conquest; used art to reflect them; used others cultures and customs Polis: a city-state; political Oligarchy: rule by some people Acropolis: high city; city built high up on a cliff for defense purposes City-State: independent; own government; isolated; doesn’t answer to anyone Crete: island off the coast of Greece that was the cradle of an early civilization
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Nationalism 1. In the wake of neocolonialism‚ Latin Americans remade the nativist rhetoric of the past to push a new nationalist cultural and economic agenda. I. Nationalism 1. Latin American nations had been defined by their internal diversity 1. Transculturation 2. Racial mixing 2. Europeans had associated Latin American difference with a negative meaning 3. Nativism challenged this attitude 4. Nativism faded after independence
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Bakhtiar Iqbal 2018-02-0183 Zaib-un-Nisa Aziz SS-102 Section 2 9-11-2014 Signposts to a Police State: A Critical Analysis Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto assumed control of Pakistan in the aftermath of the debacle that was 1971: the State of Pakistan had lost more than half of its population and a major source of revenue to a secessionist movement‚ its army was humiliated with almost ninety-three thousand prisoners of war in hostile Indian custody‚ and the economy was in complete turmoil. Bhutto’s rallying
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At first ancient Greece was an oligarchy but it sooned turned toward elective representatives and became the first home of Democracy. The establishment of democracy might be the greatest achievement of the ancient world. In addition‚ the Greeks created the Olympics in order to please their
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government and the people who had sold given their money to prospectors for far less than its worth will get nothing. The republicans want to track down who originally had the money and pay them; also the republicans accuse Hamilton of wanting an oligarchy made up of wealthy aristocrats like Britain. First of all it is not realistic or possible to track down the original owners of the continentals‚ the government has much more important things to do. Also although Hamilton wanted the wealthy to have
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