tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post3344268969761700865..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Importance of Historical ContextMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-23789721133410011932016-09-24T23:53:01.363-05:002016-09-24T23:53:01.363-05:00Context is important. As Luke said, now when revie...Context is important. As Luke said, now when reviewing Greecian democracy, we would see that it was unfair, with less than 10% being able to vote. The voter population included only male landowners. Knowing this will help to give the next piece of literature that we read context. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462301238917627735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-38376384515611168572016-09-24T19:40:59.948-05:002016-09-24T19:40:59.948-05:00I think it's also important to look at histori...I think it's also important to look at historical context when looking at things like Athenian democracy. Compared to modern democracy, Athenian democracy would seem atrocious, with very few citizens actually able to vote. But, at the time, this placed a very large amount of power on the people compared to other states at the time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379611037826751017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-86093218623032445162016-09-24T19:40:55.422-05:002016-09-24T19:40:55.422-05:00I think it's also important to look at histori...I think it's also important to look at historical context when looking at things like Athenian democracy. Compared to modern democracy, Athenian democracy would seem atrocious, with very few citizens actually able to vote. But, at the time, this placed a very large amount of power on the people compared to other states at the time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379611037826751017noreply@blogger.com