Comments on: Is there anywhere besides Western Europe where a state was dedicated to freedom and equality in ancient time? http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:02:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Flower http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time/comment-page-1#comment-3477 Flower Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:33:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time#comment-3477 The origin of democracy was in Greece.<br><b>References : </b><br> The origin of democracy was in Greece.
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]]> By: Jim L http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time/comment-page-1#comment-3476 Jim L Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:23:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time#comment-3476 There's a lot of guff spoken about this idea of democracy. Our modern representative, inclusive democracies owe nothing to Ancient Greece but the name. After the fall of the Roman Empire, and the rise of the Feudal system, limited governments emerged and they developed by the 19th century into the modern sort of democracy. As for republics, well the Maya had a type of government in the Post-Classic period called a multepal, a sort of republic.<br><b>References : </b><br> There’s a lot of guff spoken about this idea of democracy.

Our modern representative, inclusive democracies owe nothing to Ancient Greece but the name. After the fall of the Roman Empire, and the rise of the Feudal system, limited governments emerged and they developed by the 19th century into the modern sort of democracy.

As for republics, well the Maya had a type of government in the Post-Classic period called a multepal, a sort of republic.
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]]> By: Tanner http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time/comment-page-1#comment-3475 Tanner Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:42:59 +0000 http://www.svitakfreedomride.com/freedom-state/is-there-anywhere-besides-western-europe-where-a-state-was-dedicated-to-freedom-and-equality-in-ancient-time#comment-3475 There are a few historians that claim the founding fathers did not get their ideas of democracy and liberty from the Romans or Greeks, but instead from local Iroquois and other native american tribes. It is also believed that Mesopotamia formed primitive democracies, and India is thought of possibly having a few republics as someone from the Indo-Greek kingdoms claimed neighboring countries were republics. Though we don't know how democratic they were.<br><b>References : </b><br> There are a few historians that claim the founding fathers did not get their ideas of democracy and liberty from the Romans or Greeks, but instead from local Iroquois and other native american tribes.

It is also believed that Mesopotamia formed primitive democracies, and India is thought of possibly having a few republics as someone from the Indo-Greek kingdoms claimed neighboring countries were republics. Though we don’t know how democratic they were.
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