Philosophers
Who wrote the earliest set of laws?
Hammurabi - Known as Hammurabi's Code
"God created the heavens and the earth" is a statement of:
rationalism, empiricism, faith
faith
Political science is the study of one part of man's culture
True
An empirical statement is one that uses the senses. Can you think of one?
The sky is blue
The stove is hot
etc
Who wrote "The Prince" and said that the goal of a nation is to gain as much power and prestige as possible?
Machiavelli
Augustine said that the unique event of the birth of Jesus Christ showed that history is
a. linear
b. cyclical
linear
History is NOT cyclical
The goal of political science is to explain and ________________.
Predict
My parents will take care of me is a statement of ____________________.
faith
Who wrote "Two Treatises on Civil Government" and said the role of government is to protect individual rights?
John Locke
Christian political thinkers added the concepts of __________ and _________ to government.
justice; liberty
What are two things that civilizations have in common to help govern themselves?
Leaders and laws
2+2=4 is based on ________________ thought
rational
Who wrote City of God and said that the unique event of the birth of Jesus Christ showed that the history of man was not cyclical
Augustine
Luke 20:25 ... Render to......
He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
What is an oligarchy?
Rule by a few people
Epistemology is the study of how we know what we _____________.
know
Who wrote Leviathan and said that the purpose of the state is to control the evil nature of man and compel him to act morally ?
Thomas Hobbes
Roman emperor at the time of Christ
Augustus
Who was the Roman Emperor during the time of Christ?
Augustus
T/F using a single means of knowledge is a good idea.
false, we can be misled.