Greek Democracy

Greek Democracy Name Institution Page Break Greek Democracy In approx. 220 words discuss Greek democracy. What is a polis? How did having the polis as the central political institution of classical Greece shape the history of Greece? What were the causes and effects of the Peloponnesian War? The existence of the concept of democracy dates back to the 5th century BC when it was invented in the Athens City-state (polis) where it was widely applied to government and legal decision making. The Greek democracy was founded in Athens and operated across its environs in the Attica territory. The Athenian democracy existed between 508 and 302 B.C, after which the democratic rule in entire Greece was disrupted by the oligarchy imposed by foreigners; but democracy remained a critical element of the Greek politics (Rhodes, 2009). The Greek democracy was characterized by its emphasis on assembly as the fundamental political institution. Moreover, the citizens within the democracy exercised direct voting rights in legislative and executive a...

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