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Sep 17, 700
Greece 700BCE
the first democracy was found in 700BCE in a city called Athens. All citizens had a role in their city affairs and vote. although in Athen the word citizen means you had to be a male born in Athens, and had to own land,. -
Sep 18, 1000
Monarchy 1000
A lot of European countries had a monarchy. Kings and Queens ruled countries like France, England, Russia. Queens and Kings owned their power from the gods. They felt like they were the chosen ones and if anyone questioned their authority was questioning god. This was called Devine Right of Kings. But, in 1215 efverything came to an end when a group of bristish men forced the king to give up his “divine right” and create a Parliment. -
Sep 18, 1215
Magna Carta 1215
King john was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. The document had certain provisions to safeguard the rights of citizens. The things couldf n ot do were:
• steal firewood
from other lands
• force widows to
remarry
• Force knights to
pay money to
excuse them
from guarding
the castle!
• Confiscate
horses or carts
• Force villagers to
build bridges
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American Revolution 1775-1781
The American Revolution created the first democracy. Americans could vote, and the powers of the goverment got restricted. Not only one branch could have too much power. if however one brach tried, the other two could over ride it. However women could not vote until 1919. during the creation of its constitusion in 1787, the US created provisions for slaves. In order to count them for taxation, and voting it was deened that an African American was 3/5s of an white man, and could not vote. -
The FrenchRevolution 1789
the people during the french revolution rooted in the spirit of democracy. But, whoever championed librerty quickly imitated the actions of dictators in order to get their way. they happened to use guillotine get rid of opposition. They left all the power in a military dictator, Napolean who attempted to use his power to take over Europe. -
Rome 509 BCE
Rome was established in 509 BCE, they were declared a republic after the king got sent away. Rich families took over. The upper class people were called patricians. Even tho they numbered few, they ruled over common people or plebs. The plebs rebelled and won more rights. They may not have been as active as the Arthenians, they created a new democratic system called the senate. Even tho the partricians could only be senators, citizens had a a say in this republic.
