History of Democracy

By Coheed924
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 130 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece exists and creates the very first form of democracy.
  • 510 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece influences the idea that the power should come from the consent of the governed.
  • Period: 500 BCE to 476

    Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire exists also being one of the first civilizations to practice a form of democracy.
  • 150

    Petition of Right

    The Roman Empire influenced the idea of petition of right by allowing citizens to vote people in and out of representative positions.
  • 1100

    Iroquois

    The Native American tribe of Iroquois forms an alliance to work towards a common goal.
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta was written, limiting the power of the king in Great Britain.

  • John Locke

    John Locke, an English philosopher introduces the idea that all human beings have natural rights.

  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu wrote that power should be divided by the three branches of government so not one part becomes to powerful.

  • Thomas Paine

    In his book, Common Sense, Thomas Paine reminded the American colonists that in a free republic “ the law is king”