NEED ANSWER ASAPP!!! Read this excerpt from The History of the
Peloponnesian War by Thucydides.
Our constitution does not copy the laws of
neighbouring states; we are rather a pattern to others
than imitators ourselves. Its administration favours the
many instead of the few; this is why it is called a
democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal
justice to all in their private differences; if no social
standing, advancement in public life falls to reputation
for capacity, class considerations not being allowed to
interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the
way, if a man is able to serve the state, he is not
hindered by the obscurity of his condition.
Based on the excerpt, what is one reason Thucydides
wrote this passage?
O He wanted to explain why the Greeks copied other
groups' forms of government.
O He wanted to explain how other civilizations imitate
the Greek form of government.
O He wanted to describe how Greek law favors those
who were born to more nobler classes of people.
O He wanted to explain how democracy works in
Greece as compared to other forms of government.
-The History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides