1. It became necessary to consult the citizens as they refused to tolerate absolute rule by the upper class.
2. The upper class had to concede a say to the farmers and traders as they relied on them to fight and defend their properties, so limited democracies came into being.
3. Having got a taste for this, the lower classes pushed further for a radical form of democracy where they had all the say.
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4. The people were then led astray by self-interested demagogues, which brought war, destruction and chaos, so the people reverted back to limited democracy.
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Vote in assembly.
Qualify for political office.
Vote in the law courts with no lawyers of judges allowed.
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).
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Pericles.
Ancient Greece did a lot of things to hour history. For example, Ancient Greece was the birthplace of democracy without which I dont know what would happen.