HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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This important idea originated in ancient Athens:
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nobody should be a slave
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men and women should be equal
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people should rule themselves
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leaders should be wise and good
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -About 620 B.C., an archon named Draco produced the first written code of laws for Athens. It provided some protections for the common people. But his laws required severe punishments, often death, for most crimes. Today, we call harsh laws “Draconian."
Detailed explanation-2: -Athenians thought of themselves as the best city-state in all of ancient Greece. They recognized that other city-states had value and were Greek, but they were the best.
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