During the Greek Classical Period, the type of government that developed was a democracy, in which citizens rule themselves.
In the text you read, "One of the Greeks' most lasting contributions, however, is their political system. During the time known as the Classical Period, around the fifth and fourth centuries BC, Greece was organized into several hundred independent city-states, which became the foundation for Greek civilization. Athens was the first Greek city-state to establish democracy-a form of government in which people rule themselves. All male citizens in Athens had the right to participate in the assembly, a gathering of citizens, to debate and create the city's laws.
Every citizen voted on every issue. Because all male citizens in Athens participated directly in government, we call the Greek form of government a direct democracy."
Question: Which type of government developed during the Greek Classical Period?
• An aristocracy, in which a small group makes all the laws.
• A dictatorship, in which one ruler makes laws for the benefit of themselves.
• A democracy, in which citizens rule themselves.
• A monarchy, in which one ruler makes laws for the benefit of the people.
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