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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