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One reason city-states shifted to democracy was because the people wanted a say in the government. They wanted to be able to vote on laws.
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One reason city states shifted to democracy was to?
Athens was the spear head of democracy. Athenians placed a high value on study and intellect. This intellectual culture and the studies of science, philosophy and history lead to a democratic system. Not all of the Greek city-states had a democracy, for example Sparta had two kings and the Minoans had a monarchy as well.
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One reason city states shifted to democracy was to?
Athens was the spear head of democracy. Athenians placed a high value on study and intellect. This intellectual culture and the studies of science, philosophy and history lead to a democratic system. Not all of the Greek city-states had a democracy, for example Sparta had two kings and the Minoans had a monarchy as well.
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