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Why is Athens considered as the ‘birthplace of democracy‘?

Key words and terms : I know the meaning of the following terms : About 500 BC/ BCE - The Achille heel - An Altar - the Aristocracy - an Assembly - a Barbarian - the Cavalry – a Citizen - a City-state - a Clepsydra – a Deity - a Demagogue – a Democracy/a monarchy/an Oligarchy/a tyranny – a Dictatorship - a Dig, to dig up the past - an Ephebe – Faithful – a Fresco - Greek, Grecian, Hellene – a Holy shrine – an Hoplite - a metic – the Oath of ephebes – an Offering - the Panathenaic procession/Way – a Pedagogue - a Phalanx - a Philosopher - a Playwright – a Polias divinity – a Polis - Polytheism, polytheistic - a Priest, a priestess - the Remains – a Rite/ritual – a Shield – a Spear – a Sword – a Trireme - a Tyrant - to Unearth the past – to Workship.

I know the different forms of government : I can give a definition and make a comparison : a democracy, a direct democracy, a representative democracy - a monarchy - an oligarchy - a tyranny.

I can locate : Acropolis - the Aegean Sea – Aeropagus - Agora – Asia Minor - Athens - the Attic – the Ceramicus district - Greece – the Olympus Mount - Piraeus - Sparta – Troy – Parthenon.

I know the main characters : : Aeschyle – Clisthenes or Cleisthenes – Pericles – the Persians – Plato – Socrates.