During our modern times, people walk on the grounds of a government that Ancient Greeks first influenced. The Greeks gave us politics, policy, science, mathematics and the concept of economy. Greece was the start of all types of governments. Monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny and democracy were the four main types of systems. Starting back in 2000 BC and ending in 2100 BC, in Late Bronze Age, also known as the Mycenaean Period, most were ran by monarchies. From the article “Ancient Greece Government: How They Formed the Basis of our Systems” from paragraph 11 in the website blog.udemy.com it states “Monarchies were quite a rare form of government in Ancient Greece and it is sometimes hard to differentiate between governments that were classified
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Sparta especially known for their oligarchy system as well, one would go off to fight their battles since they built on the perspective of only preparing for attack, while the other ruler would stay home to look after their kingdom. According to the article “Greek Government”, located on ancient.eu, in paragraph 9 it states “We know that in 411 BCE in Athens, ‘the oligarchy of the 400’ took power out of the hands of the Assembly and were themselves superseded by a more moderate oligarchy of 5000. In 404 BCE, following the defeat of the Athenian military forces in Sicily, there was an oligarchy of ‘the Thirty Tyrants’ in Athens which was a particularly brutal regime, noted for its summary executions. Megara and Thebes were other states which had an oligarchic system.” Oligarchies also sat in Corinth, Thebes and even Athens in 411 BCE when their democratic system failed. A group of 400 citizens took over the system and later an oligarchy, which in the text, known as “The Thirty Tyrants” took over Athens system, this regime famed for its rule. Athens changed into an oligarchy government of 5000, along with how the “Thirty Tyrants” group gained power and …show more content…
Even though much was lost, all was found through hard work by our modern time people; the people who are also under a government influenced by the Ancient Greek government showing that the laws from Greek times were well thought. According to the article “Ancient Greece Government: How They Formed the Basis of our Systems” in the website blog.udemy.com located in paragraph 10 it states, “Religions, rituals, politics and sport were all an integral part of ancient Greek life and they were all interlinked, affecting each other accordingly.” This text shows how the governments in Greece also influenced other ideas, such as their religions, rituals, sports, and many others. Overall, the same ancient methods used by the Greeks are still in benefit. Democracy is more common out of the four different because the value of every citizen acts in consideration. Thousands of democracy systems used today but the types from today are quite different from Ancient Greek ways. These days, people vote for the ones who will stand for the placement of the ruler, when in Greece you participated yourself. Tyranny, monarchy and oligarchy stands in regions much less now that everyone is viewing that people deserve equal rights, and this perspective spreads easily. All this influence on modern times is from the recordings and historical pieces, all were huge sources of
Sparta especially known for their oligarchy system as well, one would go off to fight their battles since they built on the perspective of only preparing for attack, while the other ruler would stay home to look after their kingdom. According to the article “Greek Government”, located on ancient.eu, in paragraph 9 it states “We know that in 411 BCE in Athens, ‘the oligarchy of the 400’ took power out of the hands of the Assembly and were themselves superseded by a more moderate oligarchy of 5000. In 404 BCE, following the defeat of the Athenian military forces in Sicily, there was an oligarchy of ‘the Thirty Tyrants’ in Athens which was a particularly brutal regime, noted for its summary executions. Megara and Thebes were other states which had an oligarchic system.” Oligarchies also sat in Corinth, Thebes and even Athens in 411 BCE when their democratic system failed. A group of 400 citizens took over the system and later an oligarchy, which in the text, known as “The Thirty Tyrants” took over Athens system, this regime famed for its rule. Athens changed into an oligarchy government of 5000, along with how the “Thirty Tyrants” group gained power and …show more content…
Even though much was lost, all was found through hard work by our modern time people; the people who are also under a government influenced by the Ancient Greek government showing that the laws from Greek times were well thought. According to the article “Ancient Greece Government: How They Formed the Basis of our Systems” in the website blog.udemy.com located in paragraph 10 it states, “Religions, rituals, politics and sport were all an integral part of ancient Greek life and they were all interlinked, affecting each other accordingly.” This text shows how the governments in Greece also influenced other ideas, such as their religions, rituals, sports, and many others. Overall, the same ancient methods used by the Greeks are still in benefit. Democracy is more common out of the four different because the value of every citizen acts in consideration. Thousands of democracy systems used today but the types from today are quite different from Ancient Greek ways. These days, people vote for the ones who will stand for the placement of the ruler, when in Greece you participated yourself. Tyranny, monarchy and oligarchy stands in regions much less now that everyone is viewing that people deserve equal rights, and this perspective spreads easily. All this influence on modern times is from the recordings and historical pieces, all were huge sources of