Greek Comparison. The Greeks were, in my opinion, the pioneers of a functional government. I admire how they ran thier government, especially in Athens. “In earliest times, Athens was governed by a monarchy. A monarchy is a Greek work meaning ‘ruled by one.’ Soldiers handpicked their new leader and put him into power. Monarchy did not last long in Athens. In 800 B.C., the Athenians built a new government called an oligarchy, which means ‘ruled …showed first 75 words of 916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 916 total…was so awesome that the Romans copied it along with religion for their own. Socrates, the “wisest man in Athens” was an intelligent teacher, who taught for free, he studied science, and liked to pull people off there “high horse” Greek set the example of government for many generations and civilizations to come. The Greeks also set the standard for philosophical thought. Without the Greek civilization, many things would not exist today as they do.