Long ago, in a place called Ancient Greece, people had something cool, they could vote for their leaders! It was like having a big group of friends picking who would be the class president. This idea is what we now call democracy. Today, when you raise your hand in school or click a button on an app to vote, you're doing something that started with the Greeks!
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- At school, you vote for your favorite class president, just like the Greeks voted on laws.
- Your parents go to the polling station every few years, that’s similar to how the Greeks made decisions together.
- You and your friends choose who will be the leader of a game, this is direct democracy in action!
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See also
- How Did the Ancient Greeks Vote in Elections?
- How Did the Ancient Greeks Predict the Future?
- How Did the Concept of ‘Democracy’ Begin?
- How Do We Know What the Ancient Greeks Thought?
- How Did the Ancient Greeks Measure Distance?
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