How has your understanding of the historical event in your essay changed as a result of your research? Describe one instance of a misconception or a wrong idea you had about your topic that has been corrected after researching and writing about it.

A common misconception that people have about history is related to Athenian Democracy.

Explanation

Most people know that democracy was born in the Ancient Greek city of Athens, and when they first hear the world "democracy", they think that their democracy was similar to the democracy we have today.

But the truth is that Athenian democracy was very different. As you research more about this historical period, you understand that democracy in Athens was very limited: only wealthy men had democratic rights, and participated in a form of direct democracy. The rest of the population: poor men, women, and slaves, did not have political rights, and were not part of that democracy.

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