Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
In the 5th century BC, Athens invented something radical: Politics, in the sense that citizens were no longer the subjects of a king but the authors of their own fate. Power (kratos) belonged to the people (demos). That is where the word democracy comes from.
This direct democracy, born out of crisis and reform, is still a reference point for Western political thought, with its strengths and its blind spots.
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- 2Reforms that opened up the city
- 3How it worked under Pericles
- 4A democracy that excluded most people
- 5Weak points and legacy
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary9 terms explained in a tap.
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