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When and where did democracy thrive before the printing press?
by tshaddox 5y ago
When and where did democracy thrive before the printing press?
- contravariant 5y agoAncient Greece perhaps? Though not in medieval Europe, at least not that I'm aware off.
- riffraff 5y agoEurope had them in the middle ages too: Italy's seafaring republics (Venice, Genoa, Amalfi, Pisa et al) where (nominal) democracies, practically owned the Mediterranean sea and lasted a thousand years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_republics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_republics
- liberalbias998 5y agoThe Iroquois confederation, known to its members as the Haudenosaunee.
- daddylongstroke 5y agoThe vast majority of Slavic tribes 0-1100AD were effective democracies...even the majority of Polish kings post-Christian-indoctrination (1000-1800AD) featured an elected monarchy.