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The world's first democracy, Athenian democracy consisted of an assembly open to all non-enslaved land-owning males in Athens over the age of 18. All members could speak out at the assembly (the ''[[agora]]'') and it decided policy issues for Athens, and passed legislation. Cleisthenes, who died in 508 B.C., established this democracy.
The world's first democracy, '''[[Athens|Athenian]] democracy''' consisted of an assembly open to all non-enslaved land-owning males in Athens over the age of 18. All members could speak out at the assembly (the ''[[agora]]'') and it decided policy issues for Athens, and passed legislation. Cleisthenes, who died in 508 B.C., established this democracy.
A council of 500, consisting of randomly selected Athenian citizens over the age of 30, set the agenda for the assembly and supervised its activities.
A council of 500, consisting of randomly selected Athenian citizens over the age of 30, set the agenda for the assembly and supervised its activities.