Civics Basics
A an obligation that citizens fulfill voluntarily.
Civic Responsibility
Rule by the population. Citizens vote on representation, laws and policies.
Democracy
These are societies in which nomadic people live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food. They often do not exceed more than 200 members in total.
Hunter-gatherer
This monotheistic faith is centered on Jesus Christ's teachings, regarded as the Son of God, which emerged in the 1st century CE.
Christianity
A system in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, in exchange for military protection.
Feudalism
What is one reason why citizen participation in the government is important?
Citizens can hold elected officials accountable for their actions and decisions.
Government ruled by a king or queen.
Monarchy
This is a society which historically utilizes a form of animal husbandry; such societies are often composed of nomadic people who moved with their herds.
Pastoral
This is the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah during the 7th century CE.
Islam
What institution held significant political and theological power in feudal Europe, influencing laws, morals, and the social hierarchy?
The Catholic Church
What is a civic responsibility of a U.S. citizens?
Voting during elections, serving on a jury, and obeying the laws.
Government controlled by a small elite group.
Oligarchy
This is the name for primitive agricultural societies that essentially gardened to supplement hunting and gathering.
Horticultural
This was the period during which Hebrew Bible canon, monotheism, and messianic & apocalyptic expectations were adopted into the Jewish faith from 515 BCE - 70 CE.
Second-Temple Judaism
This was a principle that monarchs derived their authority from God, not from their subjects, further securing their legitimacy to rule absolutely.
Divine Right of Kings
Why is voting such an important part of our government?
It allows citizens to choose who will run the government.
Government controlled by a single ruler.
Autocracy
As a result of less time devoted to agricultural labor, what were states able to develop more of?
Complex law systems and moral codes
This is a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which developed from Vedic religion, generally centered around a rigid caste system and believes in the cycle of reincarnation.
Hinduism
Name two states that emerged in Europe during the centralization process, gaining power and territory by consolidating authority under a central government.
Spain, France, Sweden, and Russia
Abraham Lincoln described American democracy as a "government of the people, by the people, for the people." What idea of American democracy is Lincoln explaining?
The power of the government comes from citizens.
Government based on religious authority.
Theocracy
When these were introduced the rates of violent deaths and warfare decreased.
State System
This was a system of ethical and philosophical teachings founded in ancient China; the philosophy became popular after it was adopted by the Han Dynasty shortly after the Warring States Period (475 BCE - 221 BCE).
Confucianism
What key documents and institution limited the power of the English monarch and granted more authority to the people?
The Magna Carta, English Parliament, and English Bill of Rights.