CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE



CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE

|ROOTS OF DEMOCRACY |

|Ancient Athens |Ancient Rome |Judaism |Christianity |England |

|*Direct Democracy |*Republic |*Basic moral laws |*Equality & |*Common Law |

|*Legislature |*Veto |*Duties of the |dignity of all |*Magna Carta |

|*Jury |*Checks & |individual |* Service to others |*Bill of Rights |

|*Rule of law and |Balances |*Morally just |*Moral & ethical | |

|reason |*Written code of |community |behavior | |

| |laws | |*Justice | |

KNOW THESE KEY LEADERS:

Socrates-Greek Philosopher Abraham-Founder of Israelite nation

Plato-Greek Philosopher Moses-Israelite prophet and teacher

Aristotle-Greek Philosopher Jesus-Founder of Christianity

Leonidas-Spartan King Paul-Christian missionary

Xerxes-Persian King

Julius Caesar-Roman general & dictator

Augustus Caesar-First Roman emperor

Justinian-Byzantine Emperor

Terms, People, Places:

1. The main force behind a (democracy/monarchy) is the people.

2. In his book, Politics, the philosopher (Aristotle/Justinian) developed the idea of the rule of law.

3. In the Roman republic, (prophets/tribunes) could veto laws in order to protect the common people.

4. Both Abraham and Jesus lived in Canaan, a region that included the city of (Jerusalem/Carthage).

5. To help him in his mission, Jesus recruited twelve close followers known as the (messiahs/apostles).

6. The Judeo-Christian tradition promoted a strong standard of (feudalism/ethics).

7. Henry II helped develop a system of (common law/limited monarchy)in England.

Main Ideas:

Section 1 pages 8-19

1. What ideas put forward by Plato and Aristotle contributed to the later development of the democratic tradition?

Section 2 pages 20-27

1. How did the Roman code of laws develop, and what were some of its basic principles?

Section 3 pages 28-32

1. What were the basic teachings of Judaism concerning law and morality?

Section 4 pages 33-39

1. What was the basic message that Jesus preached? How and why did this message spread?

Section 5 pages 40-46

1. Why is the Magna Carta considered a source of traditional democratic principles?

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

What are the main historical sources of the democratic tradition?

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