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594 BCE
The Athenian Ecclesia
Solon makes Athenian citizens be a member of the ekklesia/ecclesia.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zQdlCdTF3flecx7s-Glx0d9oLnEW9vbWewG1O5BhkAE/edit?usp=sharing -
509 BCE
Roman Republic
From 509 BCE to 27 BCE, Rome was ruled by a representative government in which people voted for representatives.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SOsxTlTOsqE7P9aAUxIj36lTLATUvQQ3ipUm64_6o8M/edit?usp=sharing -
508 BCE
Rise of Demokratia
Cleisthenes introduces political reforms "demokratia," meaning rule by the people, in Athens.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1thvxxTSd7e2HtTET0MCl2tao9nnBebjb7xAjWWNgdEg/edit?usp=sharing -
1166
King Henry II and English Common Law
King Henry II establishes a system that allowed jury trials.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYM9MZl4sC9QQkAUZgqSRQ5RhiBNIzNFEkmMhlg6zjE/edit?usp=sharing -
1214
Magna Carta
Nobles forced King John to sign the Magna Carta.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aPczssoRyGQRq47xeSIa9-xl_AJuyn5aLJlC5ED8rgY/edit?usp=sharing -
1295
Model Parliament of England
England has its first legally democratically elected legislature.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fRq6ATAyDl6CL__OHCBzODtYfXaXXbxCY8pjsGh__cE/edit?usp=sharing -
House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in the American colonies
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpvJspR2hrnuJt76cwvqXOVIIj7aXkqaaCTa0ASiY6c/edit?usp=sharing -
The English Civil War
The three civil wars between Parliamentarians and the Royalists lasting from 1642-1651
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v7ZJKQpdqYOGp4DRMRFy4qnf1jXgZrQWEC1CNgvIM1E/edit?usp=sharing -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights limited the monarch's power and gave people basic rights.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_zom7iW7G2vyRbpprNbF7ikIGJmpoWcimbNVA9HtCU/edit?usp=sharing -
The Signing of US Constitution
The signing of the US Constitution; the separation of powers of the government
https://docs.google.com/document/d/155MfmiMZEOX-OuaDnR0tNi92Gt0iabbVRNwepPojlns/edit?usp=sharing
