HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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all citizens voted on all issues in Greece
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all citizens vote on all issues in the U.S.
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citizens in Greece gave leaders total power
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citizens in Greece listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike Athenian Democracy, Rome was ruled as a republic. “ Republic” was a government controlled by the people. It was not a democratic system, in the sense of Athenian democracy. Because political power in Rome was in the hands of wealthy aristocrats, the Roman Republic was best described as an elected oligarchy.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did Athenian direct democracy differ from American representative democracy? In Athenian direct democracy all citizens voted and in an American representative democracy citizens vote for representatives to vote for them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Democracy in Ancient Greece was very direct. What this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws. Rather than vote for representatives, like we do, each citizen was expected to vote for every law. They did have officials to run the government, however.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Greeks pretty much invented modern mathematics, sculpture, philosophy, science and even medicine. And they used some of their new knowledge to make inventions like the water wheel, the alarm clock, the catapult and even, the vending machine!