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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> == '''Modeling 'The Athenian Assembly' (A simulation of 'Direct Democracy'):''' <syntaxhighlight lang="python"> import random def run_assembly_vote(proposal, citizens): """ Direct Democracy: Everyone votes. """ votes_for = 0 for citizen in range(citizens): # In reality, rhetoric and emotions decided the vote if random.random() > 0.45: # Slight bias towards 'Yes' votes_for += 1 if votes_for > (citizens / 2): return f"PROPOSAL: '{proposal}' PASSED! ({votes_for}/{citizens} votes)" else: return f"PROPOSAL: '{proposal}' FAILED! ({votes_for}/{citizens} votes)" # Deciding whether to invade Syracuse print(run_assembly_vote("Invade Syracuse", 6000)) </syntaxhighlight> ; Greek Landmarks : '''The 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey' ''' β The "Bibles" of Greece: poems that taught every child the values of "Honor" (Arete) and "Cunning" (Metis). : '''The Persian Wars (490-479 BC)''' β When the tiny Greek city-states "Defeated the World's Largest Empire" (Marathon and Salamis), proving that "Free Men" fighting for their "Homes" were stronger than "Slaves" fighting for a "King." : '''The Theater of Dionysus''' β Where "Tragedy" and "Comedy" were invented. Theater was a "Civic Requirement"βeveryone watched plays to "Debate Ethics and Politics" together. : '''The Library of Alexandria''' β The "Global Archive" founded by the Greeks in Egypt, aiming to "Collect every book in the world," the ancestor of the modern "Internet." </div> <div style="background-color: #8B4500; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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