How Democracy Is Formed

Although Ancient Egypt was more akin to a theocracy than a democracy, that's not to say that civilians didn't exert some influence. It's the ruler's task to please his people in order to keep them under his hand, after all.

Agriculture played a big role in Ancient Egypt. The market and the fertile soil was a reason for the population to grow, and a single person alone can't manage that. In order to ensure the growth of his city, the Pharaoh has to appoint officials to gather information on a local level and assess it with his council. If something is wrong, or the population is unhappy, then he has no choice but to act upon it. That's where the population influences the pharaoh.