Early Societies
Groups small enough for an egalitarian dynamic amongst its members are known as ..
bands
These early rulers were often conflated with gods.
Answer: Pharoahs, monarchs, kings
Rome’s public laws were know as the..
Twelve Tables
Pharoahs conflated their identities with ________.
Deities, the divine, gods
The Greek city-states that fought in the Peloponnesian War are?
Athens and Sparta
Representatives that supported decision making in tribes - essentially grew to form a ____________ class.
ruling
The first farming settlements emerged __________ years ago, in THIS area.
10 - 12 thousand years ago
The Fertile Crescent
Babylon's innovative ancient law code that was displayed in public is called?
Hammurabi’s Code
Modern day Canadian equivalent of a Nomarch
A premier
The Kleritorian device made for a less corruptible jury by producting __________ outcomes.
random
Taxation, the form of wealth ______________, emerges as tribes grow to the size of ____________.
redistribution, chiefdoms
DAILY DOUBLE
The first state is?
When did it form?
In modern day..?
Answer: What is Sumer?
6000 years ago
Iraq
Public display of law helped reduce THIS type of abuse.
Although most citizen's couldn't do THIS at the time..
corruption
read
What does social stratification mean?
DAILY DOUBLE
In England during the Middle Ages, Kings began to liase with advisors specifically the nobility and the ________. This tradition grew to form what we now know as ____________.
church
parliament
Homo Sapiens have been roaming the earth for __________ years, and have lived THIS lifestyle for the vast majority of that time.
300,000
Hunter Gatherer/ Nomadic
Strategy Pharoahs and their council implemented to determine how much to tax. How could they determine a general level of wealth amongst citizens with this method?
Answer: What is the Shemsu Hor (Cattle Count)?
Possession of plenty of cattle/livestock was a proxy for excess food and therefore wealth or its equivalent.
The basic logic of the Babylonian law code was _______________. Which basically means...
eye for an eye, revenge, retribution, measured retribution
Give an example of a title reflective of the specialization of labour.
Plumber, Teacher, Doctor, Artist, Musician
In Athens, only this group could vote.
Defining Athens as an _____________. It also had element of THIS kind of democracy...
Answer: Who are adult male Athenian citizens?
Oligarchy
Direct