The first type of democracy was a policy in ancient Athens, Greece. The "democracy" however was limited to male citizens and women were not involved. The "democratic" ideas that were born from ancient Athens are seen today in democratic nations where, however, there are various limitations based on practicality and common sense.
The term of democracy was first introduced in ancient Athens. It meant that certain male citizens had a vote in the way Athens was governed. Modern day "democracies" are not the same, however, the idea that citizens vote for their governmental officials keeps the ancient Greek idea alive.
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Ancient Greece, around 500BC.
Democracy was first introduced in India in 1947.
Ostracism appears to first have been used by the Athenian democracy.
Ancient Greece - particularly Athens - was where democracy was first introduced. All the male citizens of Athens could vote for their leaders. Although this did not include women or slaves, this was the bulk of the male population of the city. The word democracy, in fact, comes from Greek: Demos meaning people and kratia being the word for government.
In Western society, the Ancient Greeks were the first people to formally apply democracy as a political system. The Mesopotamian, Phoenician, and Indian cultures first utilized a basic form of democracy, though.
Ancient Greeks.
Democracy is a Greek term which means 'rule of people'. This system of government was first practiced by Greek city state of Athens. Athenians are believed to have established first democratic government in 508-507 BC.
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Greece, around 500 B.C.
cleithenes introduced democracy in ancient Athens
The first democracy was a limited democracy introduced by Cleisthenes in 507 BCE after expulsion of the tyrant. Voting was limited to landowners. This democracy was replaced by an oligarchy to lead during the Persian War. A broader democracy of citizens was reintroduced byEphialtes in 461 BCE. He was assassinated and his deputy Pericles introduced radical democracy of all Athenian adult males in 444 BCE after expelling the competing landowner party in the assembly.