Types
Which government gives power to the people who vote on every issue?
Democracy
Rome/The Roman Republic
Who was the King responsible for the earliest written legal code?
Hammurabi
What do we call a set of laws for a specific place?
A Code
Hunter/Gatherer tribes
Which government gives power to elected officials voted into power by the people?
Republic
Where was the birthplace of democracy?
Athens Greece
Who seized power in Rome, ending the Roman Republic and becoming dictator?
Julius Caesar
What shape do we use to demonstrate social classes, especially for Egypt?
Pyramid
How many pillars of civilization are there?
Which government gives power to a single ruler (like a king) based on heredity?
Monarchy
Where/in what region did the Pope have the most power?
Western Europe
Who was the last major Pharaoh of Egypt?
Cleopatra
What do we call a document that sets laws for and limits the power of governments?
Constitution
What do we call a civilization that existed during or after the time of Rome?
Modern Civilizations
Which government limits the power of individual leaders/governments through written laws?
Where/in what region did Caliphates emerge?
Middle East/Arabian Peninsula
Louis XIV
What do we call the main organization of power over any given region?
Government
Urban areas, written language, division of labor, monuments, governments/class systems.
Which government gives power to a religious leader?
Theocracy
In what place were the first written laws created and published on large stone pillars?
Babylon/Mesopotamia
Who were the King and Queen of England who signed the English Bill of Rights, creating Constitutional Monarchy in the British Empire?
William and Mary
What do we call a region ruled politically and religiously by a Muslim leader?
Caliphate
Put the following civilizations in order from oldest to most recent:
Aztecs, Ancient Rome, Indus River Valley, USA, Mongols.
Indus River Valley, Ancient Rome, Mongols, Aztecs, USA.