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.
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).
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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.
It removed the control of the oligarchs and gave the citizens control of their city-state.
In ancient Greece Greeks were able to vote in an assembly or by a law making group.In ancient Greece Democracy meant all citizens shared power in some ancient Greek city-states
The main difference is that in ancient Greece only male citizens could vote and hold office.
In ancient Greece Greeks were able to vote in an assembly or by a law making group.In ancient Greece Democracy meant all citizens shared power in some ancient Greek city-states
First of all, we should note that only Athens and a few other city-states were ever democracies. The vast majority of Ancient Greece was ruled by monarchies or oligarchies and not by elections. However, in Athenian democracy, all of the citizens voted on policies, which made Athens a direct democracy.
In Ancient Greece, a limited form of democracy began in Athens. Athens actually practiced a form of democracy for about 100 years, however, the only free citizens at that time were men.
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
Democracy was first tried in ancient Greece. There all citizens were allowed to vote for government officials.
The adult male citizens. Democracy comes from the Greek words for People Power.
Men who owned property and who had completed their military training.
A democracy is a type of government that we Americans use today. Democracy means "rule by the people" . In other words, meaning the citizens of ancient Greece had the freedom to vote or to have many other rights in their city-state. Athens used democracy. Hoped this helped! :)
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