Athens is the birthplace of western civilization

Athens is the birthplace of democracy

Athens is one of the worlds oldest cities

Athens is named after the Greek goddess Athena

Athens created marathons naming them after a Greek myth

Direct, rather than representative

Only male citizens who were older than 18 were a part of the demos, meaning only about 40,000 people could participate in the democratic process.

At the meetings, the ekklesia made decisions about war and foreign policy, wrote and revised laws and approved or condemned the conduct of public officials.

The boule was a group of 500 men, 50 from each of ten Athenian tribes, who served on the Council for one year.

they were not always successful, and, often, the minority was forced to vote in favor of a motion that they did not agree with.

Athenian Democracy was taking place from the 5th to the 4th century BCE.

Only men were able to take part, they were called the demos.

The amount of men in the demos ranged from 30 to 60,000, depending on the time frame.

A member could be voted out if they were becoming too powerful.

The boule decided on decisions, and took action without the rest in times of emergency.

If you were an eligible citizen and you didn't participate then you would be fined.

The voting was rather direct then representative

"having a constitution with set laws." - from (Quizlet)

The democracy went on for 180 years, until 322 BC

Cleisthenes of Athens, was one of the famous developers of the Athens democracy

Free for all men, for both rights and shouting out laws