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Vocabulary Part 1 The Rise of Democratic Ideas

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1. Greek Civilization- Created the first democracy only Athenian males could be citizens and vote conquered peoples could not become citizens three branches of government

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2. Direct Democracy- a democratic government where the people suggest and pass laws, instead of electing representatives to do so

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3. Socrates- Greek philosopher who encouraged students to question their most closely held beliefs in order to find virtue.

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4. Plato- Student of Socrates who questioned ideas about government, and believed that society should be governed by the wisest citizens, not the richest.

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5. Aristotle- Student of Plato, he questioned the ideas of the natural world, human belief and knowledge, and believed leaders should rule using fairness and reason.

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Summary How did Greece contribute to Americas government? What is the same? What is different? Give an example.

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6. Roman Civilization- Created the first Republic Also had 3 branches of government had two houses in the Legislative Branch, the Senate and Assembly unlike the Greeks, Roman law allowed for conquered peoples to become Roman citizens and vote

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7. Republic- A type of government where the citizens have the right to elect representative leaders who then vote on all laws.

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8. Oligarchy- a government ruled by a few powerful people

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9. Monarchy- A government ruled by a King with absolute power over his subjects.

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10. Twelve Tables (450bc)- twelve stone tablets that were the first written laws for the Roman Empire

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11. Justinian Code (529-565ad)- The first book of written laws; the code contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws.

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Summary How did Rome contribute to Americas government? What is the same? What is different? Give an example.