One trait that our democracy today has in common with ancient Greece democracy is the fact that both hold nationalism and patriotism very high ("Ancient Democracy vs. American Democracy -Democracy in Ancient Athens," n.d.). Another likeness was the demonstrations, people marching and speaking out for what they believe in and want heard ("Ancient Democracy vs. American Democracy -Democracy in Ancient Athens," n.d.). A huge difference with the two concerning democracy was the fact that Greeks only considered the rights of citizens and they were troubled with the many differences between groups of people where today Americans make sure disparities are a thing of the past ("Ancient Democracy vs. American Democracy -Democracy in Ancient Athens,"
3. Compare and contrast the idea of democracy in Ancient Greece and Rome. Which system was more democratic and why? Democracy is the modern day standard for governmental systems. However up until 500 BCE, the concept of Democracy was a foreign concept, and the great civilizations of that era were run by monarchs, aristocrats, and religious leaders of sorts.
The most popular form of government throughout Greece was an oligarchy; a limited group of wealthy aristocrats. This form of government gave nobles most of the say in government while lower classes had no rights. Consequently, tensions rose between upper and lower classes. An increase in trade led to increased wealth for other classes below nobles. As they established more power, these lower classes decided to take over the oligarchies and create a new form of government.
Over many years the government has advanced I am comparing two Greek city-states. With similar but different government types, the first city-state is Sparta, and the second city-state is Athens. Sparta was led by an oligarchy, and Athens was led by a true democracy. An oligarchy is better because the people who knew the right thing and were trained leaders led the country. The leaders were chosen by the people where in Athens the people are the government and are not trained on how to lead the country.
The fifth and fourth century BCE Athenian democracy set the groundwork for many of our modern democratic ideas and systems. When compared to our current government system, it is evident that there are both similarities and contrasts. This essay will compare Athenian democracy to our own government in terms of citizenship and franchise, the system for making laws and who has the authority to do so, the power of the court, judicial review, and methods of restraining the power of public officials. One similarity between Athenian democracy and our own system is that only citizens have the right to vote or participate in political decision-making. In Athens, all citizens - male and over the age of 18 - were allowed political equality and the freedom
There were many governments in ancient Greece. The Greek people developed long term governing styles, which evolved Greece to what it is today. There were four governments that ancient Greece used. Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Democracy are all ways that the Greeks experimented with. The governments in ancient Greece were different to each city-state.
The ancient Greek government systems were classed as monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies and democracies. Ancient government is different from modern American government because in Ancient govern, women, slaves, children’s and resident aliens did not have citizenship to vote because they did not have any influence on government
For Aristotle, there are three forms of government; the government of a single individual or monarchy, the government of a few, oligarchy or aristocracy and the government of many, democracy. Within the three forms there are just and unjust. First he analyzes the monarchy, it is good if the ruler is fair and it is bad if the ruler is a tyrant. Second analyzes the government of a few, if the government is good is called aristocracy, if the government is bad consider it oligarchy. Third is when we let the majority rule, if they govern is just it is a constitution, if they govern badly it is a democracy.
A monarchy is a government that has one supreme sovereign, which is the monarch. They've power and control over the mega city-state’s affairs. From 2000 BC to 800 BC, many city-states in Greece practiced monarchy (Longley, 2021). Latterly, monarchies were rare in Greece and were frequently
Comparing the structures and the backgrounds of ancient Greek political structures many common ways were identified. Cartledge (2011) describes about 1,500 poleis during the fourth century in Greece were different forms of government were practiced. Some poleis practiced the democratic structure; others were oligarchies and some monarchies. All though, had common ground and that was that the richest ruled or influenced the poor majority. The wealthy families ruled in the oligarchies and the monarchies and their children inherited the power and so on.
An oligarchy is when a small group of people have all the power of governance in a nation or city-state (“Oligarchy”, 2016). This is perhaps a more accurate description of the government of Sparta (Brand, n.d.). Sparta had a small group of elders, the Gerousia, that had far more power than the kings of Sparta had when the kings were not in battle. They, quite literally, decided who lived and who died on a case by case basis. They went to see every infant born in Sparta and if there were any sign of weakness, the child was to die of exposure.
The government plays a major role in any civilization. The Greeks had several different types of government: Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, and Democracy. The Democratic Government is the type of government, which mainly influenced our modern civilization. Democratic Government simply means the citizens have the power, which is the type of government here in the United States of America.
Ancient Greece had many different forms of government within its many eras and countries. To name a few of these governing styles you had monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and the founding of democracy. Overall each governing style can be found within a few time points throughout Greek history. Some Greek governments established mixes of different governing styles. Such as Sparta which had a mix of Monarchy, Oligarchy, aristocracy, and tyranny.
Forms of Government in Ancient Greece Poleis University of The People Greek city-states ruled their populace through different governmental systems. Each polis was unique in its form of government and the latter, the type of the government, had undergone quite a few changes over time. Aristotle categorized types of government in Ancient Greece into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies, and democracies(Carr, 2017). Monarchies, a ruling system in which total power rests with one person or a family, were the norm in the early ages of Greek, about 2000 BC and after, which is an era known as the Bronze Age(ContessaD, 2012). This form of government was represented either by kingdoms or empires.
Compare and contrast monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states. Monarchy: According to Meriam Webster, a monarchy can be a) “undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person” or b) “a nation state having a monarchical government” or c) “a government having a hereditary chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute”. (Merriam Webster, n.d.).
