I dont know about this one go check answers.com
I don't think I can come up with 5.
1. Both have a system of voting to decide major issues like whether or not to go to war. The difference is in who can vote. Mostly it was an issue of property in Athens. You had to own property to be able to vote. Foreigners and women were not given the vote.
2. It was a citizen's duty to debate the issues in Athens. America, when I was growing up, had a similar stance. I believe it is more repressive now.
3. The vote, once completed, was what was done. That idea in America ended with Gore vs Bush over the Florida election. And now all that can be debated is Trump. I'm not fond of the man, but I also don't like the fact that people are "at war" about whether or not he should stay in office. The cry is for impeachment, especially from some democrats. There is little hint of cooperation in that. Before all this, though once elected, a president (with the exception of Nixon) could look forward to a modicum of cooperation.
That's about what I can come up with.
<span>Men do not have an exclusivity to how the affairs of the nation should be run. EVERYONE, over a certain age should be allowed to participate in the electoral process. Merely based on gender puts a lie to "equal representation", for then, it is only conditionalized representation. As to arguments that women will vote for the cutest candidate that belies their intelligence. Also, keep in mind that men vote for candidates because of the party affiliation and not on any platform so presented. If we believe in equal rights for all, it MUST extend to the ballot box. It must be fair and equitable and it must be for all, regardless of gender, race, creed or political stance. I, as a citizen of this nation, must be allowed to express myself in the affairs of this country and voting is one of those avenues.</span>
The correct answer is - taxes.
After the civilizations started to establish themselves and prospered, they needed to secure their citizens, and that was only possible if they had a strong military that will keep any intruders out of their territory.
The military is not cheap, and it needs a lot of funds, as it constantly needs food, clothing, armor, weapons, training, and all of that had to be sponsored by the governments/rulers. In order to be able to have strong and happy military forces, the governments started to tax the people, and initially that was only to sustain the military, but over time developed much more and is used for lots of other things nowadays.
