Forms of Govt/Legitimacy
Rule by one
Autocracy
Hierarchy based on land ownership
Feudalism
The other name for Enlightenment
The Age of Reason
The Pope granted monarchs the authority to rule through this
Divine Right
Jared Diamond identified this as the foundation of global inequality
Geographic Luck
List 4 potential sources of authority and legitimacy in a government
Any 4 from this list will be accepted…
Tradition
Religion
Social hierarchy
Ideology
Elections
Safety
Expansion
Wealth
Ethnic identity
International recognition
What document did Martin Luther write that accused the Church officials of lying to Christians?
a person’s freedom to do what they want, as long as they do so without hurting others.
liberty
the lens through which you see and interpret the world around you
World View
Two resources that were required for early civilizations to advance more quickly
Favorable plants and animal species
a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems
This group was the same as peasants in the feudal system, but were not allowed to leave
Serfs
The term for the Catholic Church's teaching that the earth was the center of the universe.
Geocentric View
a type of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of God(s).
Theocracy
Europe controlled this percentage of the globe by 1914
80
Anarchy or chaos
The desire to keep land and power within royal families led to what practice?
Intermarrying within royal families
The Scientific Revolution led to this because philosophers wondered if lessons from nature could be applied to society
Enlightenment
Belief in multiple Gods
Polytheism
The spread of ideas, language, and religion
Cultural Diffusion
What are the 3 major forms of government AND what is a source of legitimacy for each?
Democracy - elections, international recognition, ideology
Oligarchy - social hierarchy, tradition, wealth
Autocracy - tradition, religion, ideology, expansion
*Other forms of legitimacy may be accepted if you can explain
Why did medieval monarch lack power?
The Church/the Pope had more power.
John Locke's idea that government is an agreement between the government and the people who consent to give up freedom in exchange for protection.
Social Contract
Martin Luther's movement to change the Catholic Church in the 1500's
Protestant Reformation
Advantages the Spanish had over the Inca (at least 2)
Horses, Writing, Weapons, Steel, Agriculture, Diseases