World Civ Vocab 1

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Monarchy

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When a king ruled in a government.

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Aristocracy

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A government ruled by a small group of noble, land owning families.

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Oligrachy

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A government ruled by a few powerful people.

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Democracy

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Meaning "rule of the people" Government by the people.

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Athens

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The largest and most powerful city-state to emerge in greece.

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Solon

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Known as one of the 7 Wise Men of Greece. He began a series of political reformss that greatly increased citizen participation in Athenian government.

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Cleisthenes

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Introduced farther reforms because of his reforms, he generally regarded as the founder of democracy in Athens.

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Council of Five Hundred

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The council proposed laws and counseled the assembly. Counsil members were chosen at random from among the citizens.

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Persian Wars

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The greek fought Persian invaders who were attempting to conquer Greece. Greek fought by side as allies and defeated the Persian forces. The Athenians maintained democracy by holding debates on how to defend their city

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Direct Democracy

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A form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather that through representatives

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Pericles

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Strengthened Greek democracy by increasing the number of paid public officials and by pay jurors which enabled poorer citizens to participate in government.

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Greek Philosophy

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Used logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality.

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Socrates

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1st great philsophers. Encouraged his students to examine their most closely held beliefs.

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Plate

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Socrate's greatest pupil. In his famous work the replubic, he set forth his vision of perfectly governed society.

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Aristotle

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Plato's student. Examine the nature of the worls and of human belief, though, and knowledge.

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Greek Legacy

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Greece set lasting standards in govt. and philosophy.

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Republic

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Form of govt. in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make govt. decisions.

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Plebians

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Common farmers, artisans, and merchants.

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12 tables

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Established the idea that all free citizens had the right to protection of the law and that law woule be fairly administered.

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Justinian

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Wrote the Corpis Juris Livilis

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Priniciples of Roman Law

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All citizens had the right to equal treatment under the law.
A person was considered innocent until proven guilty.
The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather then the accused.
Any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside.

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Legacy or Rome

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Rome gave the world the idea of a republic.