Theocracy

be members, but only full members could vote for the minister (Brands, 45). Congregationalism can also be considered a theocracy. In a Theocracy, the people are lead by divine guidance. The government leaders in a Theocracy are members of the clergy. To go along with all of the leaders being a part of the church, the legal system was based on laws found in the Bible (“Theocracy,” 2014). The initial correspondence between the colonists and the Native Americans was friendly. The interaction…

presses the Proctor family by telling them to recite the Ten Commandments. Defensively, Hale explains his reason for his suspicions, “Goody Proctor, I do not judge you. My duty is to add what I may to the godly wisdom of the court.”(p 67) In a theocracy such as this, must one prove themselves to be holy Christians in order to avoid getting in trouble with the court. In a Puritan society, religion is the law. Therefore, by not going to Church, John Proctor increases Hale’s suspicion of the…

individuals who denounced Catholic churches included Martin Luther, who wrote 95 theses that reproved the indulgences and refused to recant despite the pressure from the church authorities, and John Calvin, who initiated the idea of predestination and theocracy. With the power of the printing press, Luther was…

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a nation that is often characterized by its theocratic nature that seems foreign to most westerners. This mixture of God and government comes from a long history of religion and government being used jointly to create a better Iran for the people. Previously to 1979, Iran was used by western countries because of its rich natural resources, especially oil with the introduction of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. When Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi became the leader, he…

share his views on the fatwa. Ruhollah Khomeini held a leadership role in Islam and used his role to establish a theocracy in Iran. Within, the war between the Guppees and the Chupwalas, is a literal war between dark in light as dictated by the fictitious…

invest much of their time in the church because religion was very important to them and it was their way of life. The laws of the town were based on and enforced by their religion. To them, witchcraft was a serious sin associated with the devil. Theocracy was one of the social factors that made the Salem witch trials possible because people believed that witches were real and that they worshiped Satan. To them, it was crucial to punish the witches and end the witchcraft in order to be safe.…

Nobility/Aristocracy- Nobility/aristocracy is the social class in which the being is higher in terms of character and honor, than any other beings in lower social classes. It is usually hereditary and inherited generation by generation. The advantages that come with this class vary depending on the country or area. In history, members of this social class were sometimes the monarchs or rulers of the area. Many times, there is a distinguishment with the types of ranks within the noble class.…

people had a population of 40,000 in 3500 BCE, and they used the colossal scale of their architecture, including the scale of the White Temple, as a symbol of their architectural power. The temple was dedicated to the god Enu. The Sumerians were a theocracy, and they believed that gods ruled over everything and that the rulers were symbols of the deities. The temple was built out of mud brick and built on top of a ziggurat. It was a pyramid like shape that served as a platform for the temple.…

Most of the people of Egypt were farmers, although merchants and artisans were also a very important part of their society. The Egyptian government was a theocracy, meaning that their rulers were also part of their religion. In Egypt's case the pharaoh, or king, was recognized as a god. Records were kept in a language of hieroglyphics, a picture language in which each character represents a single idea or word…

downsides of the darkness of human behavior, and the sense of intrusiveness among the Salem community. The sense of resentment among the members of the Salem village was in one way a direct derivation from their strict ideas of morality. In Salem, theocracy played a massive role in determining how the people viewed their Puritan religion, and everyone followed the set rules. However, people had different interpretations of the way in which the religion played out in the society. While some had…