Hey Guys! Here is our post about Ancient Greek Democracy, another fantastic legacy. Hope you enjoy!
As you probably know, the American and Canadian Government System are run as a democracy. However, you might have not known democracy was made by the people of Greece. In the year 507 B.C.E. the Athenian ruler Cleisthenes made a system of political reforms that he called democracy. In Greek the word Democracy means “Rule by the People”. In this law all citizens of Greece were required to vote for their ruler and for their laws. Although the Athenian Democracy only survived two centuries, the system was one of Ancient Greece’s most important contributions to the modern day life.
However, the form of democracy we have now is quite different from the democracy that the people of Athens had. In both Canada and Ancient Athens only citizens can vote, but in Athens only male citizens can vote, and slaves and travelers don’t qualify as citizens. So, in the end only about 40,000 people could vote. In Canada all citizens can vote and that includes woman. At around 460 B.C.E., when Athens was under the rule general Pericles the democracy began to evolve into something called aristocracy. Aristocracy is sort of alike a dictatorship. Democratic ideas did not survive through Greece but they have been influencing people ever since.
As you probably know, the American and Canadian Government System are run as a democracy. However, you might have not known democracy was made by the people of Greece. In the year 507 B.C.E. the Athenian ruler Cleisthenes made a system of political reforms that he called democracy. In Greek the word Democracy means “Rule by the People”. In this law all citizens of Greece were required to vote for their ruler and for their laws. Although the Athenian Democracy only survived two centuries, the system was one of Ancient Greece’s most important contributions to the modern day life.
However, the form of democracy we have now is quite different from the democracy that the people of Athens had. In both Canada and Ancient Athens only citizens can vote, but in Athens only male citizens can vote, and slaves and travelers don’t qualify as citizens. So, in the end only about 40,000 people could vote. In Canada all citizens can vote and that includes woman. At around 460 B.C.E., when Athens was under the rule general Pericles the democracy began to evolve into something called aristocracy. Aristocracy is sort of alike a dictatorship. Democratic ideas did not survive through Greece but they have been influencing people ever since.
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