An Example Of Ancient Athenian Democracy

Central Historical Question Democracy is a government where people control what happens. An example of an excellent democracy could be The United States of America. Anybody over the age of eighteen can vote, if you take a test you can become a citizen, and everybody is considered equal. Ancient Athens had a very interesting version of democracy in the early 300 B.C. to the mid 400 B.C. eras. Athens had a tyrant that controlled the city, the citizens who voted for laws to keep the government calm and peaceful. Ancient Athens’ democracy is not the best version of democracy in the world. Many people actually believe that Ancient Athens’ was not even democratic at all because less than half of the population could not vote and their idea of being