Ancient Greece, Rome, and Monotheistic Religions

SOlon

made many needed reforms, gave Athenians more say in government, opened offices to more citizens

Pericles:

LEd a thriving economy, led the Golden Era in addition to the arts and aspired to a democratic government

Cleisthenes

Broadened the rule of law, set up council of 500, made assembly a genuine legislature

Socrates

Used the Socratic Method, Tutored Plato, ‘unexamined life is not worth living”

Plato

Student of Socrates, Rejected Athenien Democracy, Set up School in Athens..believed states should regulate citizens right…believed reason led to genuine knowledge.

Aristotle

Plato’s most famous student, tutored Alexander the Great, favored constitutional government, favored the middle class…city states ‘represented best form of human government’, promoted the “golden mean’ set up school for all branches of knowledge.

Established democracy in 509 BC

Ruled the Delian league

Only 20% voted….free native born men only

Mytelan Revolt,,exhibit the flaws of a direct democracy..example Athenians killed all the men at first

Rome

Democratic Republic by 509 BC

451 Twelve Tables

Justinian Code similar to ancient Hammurabi Code

53,000 miles road and culture and influence traveled in addition to democratic and other ideas

MOnotheistic Religions-A holy city Jerusaleum- similar root sprouted at different times (all persecuted at one time)

Judiaism 1800 BC, started in Canaan, Star of David, Torah—10 Commandments, at one point much larger prior to the Holocaust

Chistianity Jesus (born Jewish) 33 AD, under the Roman Empire, Bible, largest religion in the world

Islam; 622 AD Muhammad prophet, follow 5 pillars, Mecca and Medina (Saudi Arabia)

Reformation, Black Plague

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