Lesson 1 Terms
Rule of the people.
Democracy
Citizens are collectively the sovereign rather than a king or dictator
Republic
Greek city-state that developed a system of government that allowed a “rule of the people”
Athens
Created the best infrastructure of schools, roads, bridges, and taxes
Romans
Governing body
Parliament
Approved
Ratify/Ratified
The document that was signed the defined the King's rules and power
Magna Carta
Invented pictographic writing system and discovered mathematics
Mayas
Direct democracy
Rule of the people” with each citizen having one vote on each issue
Additions or changes
Amendment
Rule of an elite class
African castles are called.
Pyramids
Rule of the mob or gang
Anarchy
Preamble
Introduction
What is a Monarchy?
Who wrote the Code of Hammurabi
King Hammurabi
Habeas corpus
Law that prevents imprisonment without trial.
Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The rule of the church
Theocracy
Name one of the countries in the Fertile Crescent
Eqygt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Palestine, and etc