Compare And Contrast Rome And Athens Dbq

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Rome and Athens. Two great civilizations of ancient times. Yet each civilization governed their people very differently. Because of this, you have to ask yourself: Which was better? Athens was a city-state of present day Greece. Athens ruled it’s people strictly. Women in Athens could not become citizens, and neither could children (Doc A.) Athens, like most Greek city-states, was very mountainous, which caused a smaller number of people to attend the Athenian Assembly, it’s governmental meeting (Doc E). Rome was less strict than Athens, as women and children could become citizens (Doc A). Rome, like the United States, had a Senate. Around 300 people had seats in the Senate at a time (Doc F). The Senate made the laws of Rome. Now for the main question: Which had a better way of governing it's people? After careful consideration on the information given, I have come to a conclusion that Rome had the best way of governing it's people. …show more content…

In the following essay I will explain each of these reasons in detail. The first reason that Rome was better was that Rome gave women and children more rights. They could also become citizens under certain non-strict requirements (Doc A). In Document A, a chart shows who could become a citizen in Athens and Rome. In Athens, only adult males could become citizens, whereas in Rome women, children, and sons of freed slaves could become citizens. The reason that this shows Rome is better is because women can be citizens in the U.S., and we have mostly happy lives with the US’s way of citizenship, so the one closer to our current system is probably

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