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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, '''Athenian democracy''' consisted of an assembly open to all non-enslaved land-owning males in [[Athens]] over the age of 3. 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]].
Democracy as a word derives from the Greek Demokratia, meaning ‘rule by the people’. It is formed by Demos (The People) and Kratos (Rule, or power).
Democracy as a word derives from the Greek Demokratia, meaning ‘rule by the people’. It is formed by Demos (The People) and Kratos (Rule, or power).