Judaism and Christianity began in this area
What is southwest Asia
This is the largest and most powerful city state in Greece
What is Athens
The Enlightenment occurred during these two centuries
What is the 17th and 18th centuries
Greek philosophy used these two concepts to investigate nature of universe, human society, and morality.
What is logic and reason
This organization works to better world peace and better humanity
What is the United Nations
These are the first five books of Judaism
What is the Torah
The Athenian founder of democracy was this individual
Who is Cleisthenes
This Enlightenment philosopher believed human beings were selfish and had ambition
Who is Thomas Hobbes
The first great Greek philosopher who used a question and answer approach with students
Who is Socrates
A government where citizens elect representatives to make laws and policies for them
What is a representative government
This is the term for believing in one god, which the Israelites did.
What is monothesism
This individual made Athens democracy strong by increasing paid number of officials and paying jurors.
Who is Pericles
This individual wrote the Two Treaties of Government and felt England was justified in overthrowing James II
Who is John Locke
This individual is known for The Republic and was Socrates greatest student
Who is Plato
Aristocratic landowners in the Roman Republic who inherited power and social status
Who are the patricians
Judaism maintains that God gave human beings moral freedom and the capacity to choose between these two concepts
What is good and evil
Greek philosophy started in Athens in this century
What is 4th century B.C.
This Enlightenment thinker was a French historian who favored freedom of religion and free speech
Who is Voltaire
This individual was Plato's student and examined the nature of the world and human beliefs
Who is Aristotle
A government where a king or monarch rules
What is a monarchy
This document focused on morality and ethics more than politics and stated rules for religious and social behavior
What are the Ten Commandments
This individual had political reforms including Council of Four Hundred and four classes or citizenship
Who is Solon
This individual wrote the Social Contract
Who is Rousseau
4th century B.C. was the home of this philosophy
What is Greek philosophy
A government ruled by a few powerful people who were usually wealthy merchants or nobility
What is an oligarchy