VOCAB./KEY TERMS!
These vocab./key terms refer to the types of government systems that have been established throughout history.
1. C________________
2. S_________________
3. E_________________
WHAT ARE...?
1. CIVILIZATIONS?
2. SETTLEMENTS?
3. EMPIRES?
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers and in what modern day country.
WHAT IS TIGRIS RIVER / EUPHRATES RIVER / IRAQ?
This is the form of government that Ancient Greece is most known for and the type of method that they used to pick their leaders.
1. D________________
2. L__________________
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? / WHAT IS A LOTTERY?
These three major European countries heavily influenced early American government and history.
1. G______________ B____________
2. F_______________
3. S_______________
WHAT ARE...?
1. GREAT BRITAIN?
2. FRANCE?
3. SPAIN?
1. S____________________
2. ____ OUT OF _________
WHAT ARE ...
1. STATES?
2. 13 OUT OF 13 STATES?
This country is often noted for being the first major country to start the selling of slaves. What was this network of exchange called?
WHAT IS PORTUGAL? / WHAT IS TRIANGLE TRADE??
This vocab./key term refers to the belief in many gods/deities in a religious system.
WHAT IS POLYTHEISM?
This was the name for the first system of justice established in Mesopotamia and the key phrase that it is focused/based on.
WHAT IS HAMMURABI'S CODE? / WHAT IS "AN EYE FOR AN EYE?"
This government building was one of the most important in Ancient Greece. What was it used for?
1. P________________
2. T_____________________
WHAT IS THE PARTHENON? / WHAT IS THE TREASURY?
"The Enlightenment" was a time period where people questioned these following things.
1. G______________ and P_____________
2. R______________ and G______?
3. S_______________
WHAT ARE...?
1. GOVERNMENT AND POWER?
2. RELIGION AND GOD?
3. SCIENCE?
These were the three proposed ideas/documents at the Constitutional Convention.
1. V______________ P___________
2. N______ J _________ P___________
3. C______________ C___________________
WHAT IS/ARE...?
1. VIRGINIA PLAN?
2. NEW JERSEY PLAN?
3. CONNETICUT COMPROMISE?
This European Explorer is often credited for the founding and development of North America. Name the native group he came in contact with and the destructive disease brought upon natives too.
WHO IS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?
WHAT IS TAINO?
WHAT IS SMALLPOX?
This vocab./key term refers to the types of governments most notable from Ancient Greece and Rome.
WHAT IS....?
1. DEMOCRACY?
2. DICTAOTRSHIP?
This is the name for the first handwriting system that came from Mesopotamia and the formal name for the people who were trained to write.
WHAT IS CUNEIFORM? / WHO ARE SCRIBES?
Ancient Greece is renowned for its lasting achievements in each of the following domains/categories?
1. A__________________
2. H_________________
3. D_______________
4. S____________
5. M____________________
6. P ____________________
WHAT IS...?
1. ARCHITECTURE?
2. HISTORY?
3. DRAMA?
4. SCIENCE?
5. MATHEMATICS?
6. PHILOSOPHY?
This is the name for the first settlement in the New World, the state of its location and the first legislative body they used.
1. J__________________
2. _________________
3. H________ of B_____________
WHAT IS...?
1. JAMESTOWN?
2. VIRGINIA?
3. HOUSE OF BURGESSES?
These were the two factions who opposed each other in the making of the US Constitution.
WHO ARE ...?
1. FEDERALISTS?
2. ANTI-FEDERALISTS?
This is the name for the founder of Pennsylvania colony and the religious sect he was part of.
WHO IS WILLIAM PENN?
WHAT ARE QUAKERS? / QUAKERISM?
This vocab./key term refers to the three types of colonial governments established in early America.
1. R_________________
2. C__________________
3. P____________________
WHAT ARE...?
1. ROYAL?
2. CHARTER?
3. PROPRIETARY?
This is the social hierarchy of people in the first government ever.
1. R_______ AND P__________ and P_____________
2. M_________, A__________, S_________
3. F________________
4. CAPTURED S_____________
WHO ARE...?
1. RULERS AND PRIESTS/PRIESTESSES?
2. MERCHANTS, ARTISANS, SCRIBES?
3. FARMERS?
4. CAPTURED SLAVES?
Ancient Rome utilized this form of governance. Name the government system and the types of offices/positions.
1. D_________________
2. S_________________
3. T________________
4. C__________________
WHAT IS...?
1. DICTATORSHIPS?
2. SENATE?
3. TRIBUNES?
4. CONSULS?
The iconic Witch Trials took place in what town/state and what three original people were accused of practicing witchcraft?
WHAT IS...?
1. SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS?
2. SARAH GOOD, SARAH OSBOURNE, TITUBA?
The US Constitution gave American government these five things.
1. S___________ OF P___________
2. C_________ AND B___________
3. POWER TO T__________
4. J___________ SYSTEM
5. A_______________
WHAT ARE...?
1. SEPARATION OF POWERS?
2. CHECKS AND BALANCES?
3. POWER TO TAX?
4. JUSTICE SYSTEM?
5. AMENDMENTS?
These four religious groups are largely credited for the growth and development of American government.
1. PR_________________
2. C______________
3. P_______________ AND P__________
WHAT ARE...?
1. PROTESTANTS?
2. CATHOLICS?
3. PURITANS AND PILGRIMS?
This vocab./key term refers to the three early documents that we have record of that laid the framework for American government.
1. M____________ C__________
2. M_____________ C______________
3. D___________ OF I______________
WHAT ARE THE...?
1. MAGNA CARTA?
2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT?
3. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
These names are the governments/people who took over Sumer/Mesopotamia.
1. A__________
2. B________________
3. P________________
WHO ARE ..?
1. ASSYRIANS / ASSYRIA
2. BABYLONIANS / BABYLON?
3. PERSIANS / PERSIA?
These rulers are perhaps the most famous from Ancient Roman government.
1. A_______________________
2. C__________________
3. J______________ C___________
WHO ARE...?
1. AUGUSTUS?
2. CONSTANTINE?
3. JULIUS CAESAR?
These cash crops were most important for early American government.
1. T_______________
2. W_____________
3. C_______________
4. P________________
5. S______________
6. C______________
WHAT ARE...?
1. TOBACCO?
2. WHEAT?
3. CORN?
4. POTATOES?
5. SUGARCANE?
6. COTTON?
These six men were called the father of the Constitution. Name all six from notes!
1. G__________ W_____________
2. J__________ M__________
3. A_____________ H___________
4. B________ F_______________
5. R_________ S______________
6. G_________ M____________
WHO ARE...?
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON?
2. JAMES MADISON?
3. ALEXANDER HAMILTON?
4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
5. ROGER SHERMAN?
6. GEORGE MASON?
This unit featured a series of many prominent European philosophers. Name the top six covered.
1. M______________
2. J___________ L__________
3. B________ DE M____________
4. T____________ H____________
5. J______________ R_____________
6. V_________________
WHO ARE...?
1. MACHIAVELLI?
2. JOHN LOCKE?
3. BARON DE MONTESQUIEU
4. THOMAS HOBBES?
5. JEAN JAQUES ROUSSEU
6. VOLTAIRE?