Exploring Ancient Greek Democracy and its Influence on Other City-States

The video explores Ancient Greek Democracy and its impact on other city-states, discussing its government structure and judicial system.

00:00:09 In the 6th century BC, the Athenians developed a new government called a democracy. It included an assembly of freeborn male citizens and a council of 500 male citizens.

๐Ÿ“œ In the 6th century BC, the Athenians developed a new type of government called a democracy.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ The new government had three parts: the assembly, the kansan or bulay, and government officials.

๐Ÿ“ The assembly included around 30,000 freeborn male citizens who gathered to discuss and vote for the city's laws.

00:01:13 The video discusses Ancient Greek Democracy and its influence on other city-states. It explains the council, courts, and jury system used in Athens.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Ancient Greek democracy had a council with representatives from every region.

โš–๏ธ The courts in ancient Greece had no judges, only juries, and used a lottery system to select jury members.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Athenian democracy was an example of direct democracy, where citizens assembled to pass laws.

00:02:20 An exploration of ancient Greek democracy and the comparison with modern representative democracies.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Ancient Greek democracy laid the foundation for modern democratic systems.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Representative democracy is more practical in modern times.

๐Ÿ‘‘ The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.

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