History
In which country was democracy invented?
Greece (Athens)
Background
The idea of democracy comes from Athens in ancient Greece. Around 508 BC the citizens there were allowed to vote on laws for the first time. The word democracy means rule of the people. However, only men were allowed to vote back then, no women and no slaves.
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