Democracy is a system of governance ruled by the majority of those it governs. The first act of democracy probably happened long ago within a small group of people who raised their hands to vote on a proposal, only IF any of them could have been the one who made the proposal.
Ancient Greece was pretty democratic.
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.
Democracy is thought to have first been practiced in ancient Athens, in Greece This would have been during the 6th century BCE, although there are claims that civilizations in Egypt may have practiced it prior.
It is believed that Democacy was first founded in Athens, Greece around 5th century BCE. The word democracy comes from Greek, 'Demokratia'. Some scholars believe forms of democracy were established before the Greeks in older civilizations.
Democracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Athenian democracy in Ancient Greece. But that democracy only concerned free Athenian adult male citizens, not children, not women, not slaves, not foreigners. Sounds like a good democracy for me.
ANCIENT ATHENS is the Greek City-State credited with creating the world's first democracy.
Election comes originally from Latin - from electio, from eligere meaning to pick out
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Athens, in ancient Greece, is considered the world's first democracy. It established the democratic system of government around the 5th century BC, with citizens participating in decision-making and voting on legislation.
Ancient Greece is credited with creating the first democracies. Although there should be noted that Ancient Greexe wasn't a democracy like we know in the modern world. They weren't particularily egalitarian states, since foreigners, slaves, women, and unpropertied males weren't allowed to vote/participate.
Democracy.