ancient civilizations
what is democracy?
name the government: in Frozen, Elsa is the only ruler of the kingdom of Arendelle
what is monarchy?
this king of babylon had a law code named after him
who is hammurabi?
what are rivers?
this group in rome were the ones who were allowed to make laws and hold office
what are the patricians?
this type of government has a powerful wealthy class
what is an aristocracy?
this person said that asking questions is the way to find the truth
who is socrates?
this is a city big enough to govern as its own country
what is a city-state?
rome was the birthplace of this type of government that starts with the same letter
what is a republic?
this type of government has the people choose its leaders and the laws
what is a democracy?
this greek philosopher once said that "man is by nature a political being"
who is aristotle?
this was a babylonian law code that had laws such as "an eye for an eye"
what is the code of hammurabi?
these people were not allowed to make laws but they were allowed to vote. they were the working class of rome
who are the plebeians?
this specific type of democracy makes citizens vote on every. single. thing. counting 10,000 votes is tiring.
what is direct democracy?
this philosopher said that good governments want what's best for the people.
who is plato?
this type of society is dominated by men
what is a patriarchy?
in athens, people who were free, adult, and male were considered this, meaning they were allowed to vote
what are citizens?
this type of government solves the problems of direct democracy. rather than 10,000 citizens voting, they choose 100 people to represent them and vote on their behalf.
what is a republic?
this person is considered the founder of democracy
who is cleisthenes?