Democracy in Ancient Greece

Democracy of Ancient Greece and the problems the greeks faced -
Eddie Witten
February 11, 1997
Essay II
Prof. Hiltz
The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in Athens grew at a very fast rate. The second was the advocating of political, economic, and legal equality for all which some male citizens remembered from the living conditions…