There have been many serious droughts in Australia in the last 200 years. The 1895â1903 drought lasted eight years and caused the death of half of Australia's sheep and forty per cent of its cattle. The 1963â68 drought caused a forty per cent reduction in wheat crops across Australia.
The main reason why direct democracy worked for the ancient Greek city of Athens was because Athens had literate citizens but there were other reasons. This question is archived.
Democratic techniques were much different in Ancient Athens than they are in present day, in countries like the United States. Here are some qualities of the ancient governing system that were unique to the time period: 1. Athenian democracy was exclusive. Women, slaves, children, and resident aliens did not have citizenship and could not vote. They did not have any influence on the government at this time. (Raaflaub, Ober, and Wallace, 11) 2. Alienation of political power was absurd to the Greek people.