World History Prologue Test Review

What is the legacy of Ancient Greece?

Democracy and 3 Branches of government

What is Monarchy?

A government in which a king or queen rules

What Hebrew code focused more on morality and ethics and less on politics?

Ten Commandments

What was the Magna Carta?

The document signed by King John, guaranteeing certain English rights.

What concept was the belief in Divine Right used to support?

Absolute rule

Monotheists believe in how many gods?

1

During the Renaissance, Thinkers and Writers began too

Challenge new ideas about political power and the role of government

Which of Paul’s teachings was consistent with democratic ideas?

Human beings are equal

Oliver Cromwell overthrew this king to take power

King Charles 1

In what two ways did Rome spread Christianity?

Diaspora and Adoption

As a part of his effort to make Athens a full democracy, how did Cleisthenes increase the power of assembly?

He allowed any citizen to propose laws

What was “Star Chamber”?

A royal court used by King Charles 1 to ignore common law practices

Protestants wanted to reform the Catholic Church in the 16th century because they believed the church

Was too corrupt

By the end of the 1600s, what had England’s system of government become ?

A constitutional Monarchy

What did John Locke consider to be people’s natural rights, how should these rights be protected

… Life, liberty and property : protected by forming governments

What was the Petition of Right?

A document that goes against Divine Right, limiting the kings power

Greek thinkers and philosophers used ____ to understand the universe

Logic

Similar to Rome, under the Constitution the United States established this type of government:

Representative

Per Rousseau, the “Social Contract” was

Agreement for everyone to create a gov that responds to the peoples will