No one person invented the kind of government that we have in the U.S. Check out two early governments that inspired the system that we have today: Athenian democracy, and the Roman Republic.

Concepts

classical period, direct democracy, representative democracy

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Additional Tags

athenian democracy, roman republic, u.s. government, icivics: cradle of democracy mini-lesson

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional