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30 Cards in this Set
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All citizens had this duty in Greece |
Participate in the government, or civic participation |
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Rule of Law in Greece |
Everyone must follow the same laws |
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Athens influence on the United States government |
Majority Rule: the most votes wins We also have a form of democracy in the US |
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Example that Athens was not completely democratic |
ONLY men could vote, not women or slaves |
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A lasting idea from Plato |
No one (including the rich and powerful) are above the law |
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A lasting idea from the Greek Herodotus |
Invented written history- considered the father of history |
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Homer's style of writing |
Epic poems |
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Rome's three branches are an example of what idea we have in the United States as well |
Separation of Powers |
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A lasting effect from Rome's democracy |
The United States elects their representatives, creating a representative democracy |
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direct democracy |
system of government in which every citizen gets a vote |
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representative democracy |
system of government in which the citizens elect people to vote on behalf of them on major decisions |
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polis |
a Greek city-state |
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Rule of law in Rome |
the law is applied equally to all citizens |
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civic duty |
the idea that all citizens are responsible for participating in their government |
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patricians |
wealthy citizens in Rome could hold office could vote could serve in the military could hold public ceremonies could not marry plebeians |
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plebeians |
poorer citizens in Rome could not hold public office could not hold public ceremonies could vote could serve in the military could not marry patricians |
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Similarities of the Roman and US government |
representative democracy rule of law |
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collosseum |
world's largest amphitheater constructed with concrete and arches held the gladiator games here |
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women in Rome |
had more rights than women in Athens could not vote or hold office could own property and manage finances main role was to be a good mother and wife |
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arches |
a curved structure over an opening |
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column |
tall, pillar- like structure used to hold the weight of a building |
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aqueducts |
long stone channels used to carry water from hilltops into cities. Most were underground, but some were raised off the ground, using arches and columns |
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3 ways the Roman legal system influenced the US legal system |
-innocent until proven guilty -people accused of a crime have a right to defend themselves in front of a judge -judge must consider all the evidence before deciding a case - |
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Difference between Israelite beliefs and Egyptian beliefs |
Israelites were monotheistic, believing in only one God and the Egyptians were polytheistic, believing in many gods. |
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10 Commandments versus Hammurabi's Code |
-both a set of rules to live by -both talked about how people should treat others -Hammurabi's Code had very strict laws and harsh punishments while the 10 Commandments did not -10 Commandments applied to everyone equally and Hammurabi's Code favored the rich |
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Moses (where he came from) |
-As a baby, found by an Egyptian princess floating down a river and adopted him as her own |
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Moses (what happened to him) |
- found out he was an Israelite and left -God spoke to him through a burning bush telling him to ask the Pharaoh to set the Israelites free. The Pharaoh said no -God sent the 10 plagues, which eventually convinced the Pharaoh to free the Israelites when all first born boys were killed during the 10th plague |
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Exodus |
-When Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt on the long journey back to their homeland (Canaan) -on this journey God parted the Red Sea for the Israelites to cross safely On this journey God gave Moses the 10 Commandments |
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Mt. Siani
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Mountain where Moses received the 10 Commandments (rules to live by |
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Abraham |
father of the Israelites- God told him to take his family to live in Canaan and the land would belong to him and his ancestors forever (the Promise Land) |
