The democracy of athens
Date Submitted: 07/20/2004 18:12:56
Category: / History / European History
Length: 8 pages (2300 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 8 pages (2300 words)
Development of Democracy in Athens Development of Democracy in Athens Democracy comes from two Greek words: a noun demos which means, "people" and a verb, kratein, which means "to rule" (Ober 120). Democracy first appeared in Athens towards the beginning of the fifth century B.C. The biggest difference between Athenian democracy and almost all other democracies is that the Athenian version was a direct democracy rather than being representative. Democracy came about in Athens as …
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…natives of Athens. The democracy in Athens gave a stepping stone to what is seen today as democracy.
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