Chapter 7 Study Guide - MR. HILBERT'S HISTORY CLASS



Prologue Study Guide:

The Rise of Democratic Ideas

Terms and Names

A. Section P.1

1. government

2. monarchy

3. aristocracy

4. oligarchy

5. direct democracy

6. republic

7. senate

B. Section P.2

1. Judaism

2. Ten Commandments

3. Christianity

4. Islam

5. Roman Catholic Church

6. Renaissance

7. Reformation

C. Section P.3

1. common law

2. Magna Carta

3. due process of law

4. Parliament

5. divine right

6. constitutional monarchy

7. bill of rights

D. Section P.4

1. Enlightenment

2. social contract

3. natural rights

4. separation of powers

5. representative government

6. federal system

Key People, Places, and Groups

Section P.1

1. Athens

2. Solon

3. Cleisthenes

4. Pericles

5. Socrates

6. Plato

7. Rome

Section P.2

1. Moses

2. Jesus of Nazareth

3. Paul

4. Muhammad

5. Martin Luther

Section P.3

1. No People to Study!

A. Section P.4

1. Thomas Hobbes

2. John Locke

3. Voltaire

4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

5. Baron de Montesquieu

Key Ideas

Make sure you understand these! Main part of the test!!!!!

1. Athens Contributions to Government

a. What changes came to Greece that led to a more Democratic society?

b. How did the following people change Greece?

1. Solon

2. Cleisthenes

3. Pericles

c. How does American society today SPECIFICALLY reflect the legacy of Athens in our government and society?

2. Roman Contributions to Government

a. What is a republic?

b. How did the Romans set up their republican government? What elements are included? (Offices, branches, positions)

c. What are at least ideas contained in the Roman Code of Law?

d. How does American society today SPECIFICALLY reflect the legacy of Rome in our government and society?

3. Western Religion

a. How are the Hebrews laws and beliefs different than the groups and cultures that came before them?

b. How do the Ten Commandments SPECIFICALLY influence our modern day society?

c. Why was Christianity able to spread across the Mediterranean?

d. What are the core beliefs of Islam? What are the Five Pillars? (In lecture notes)

e. How does American society today SPECIFICALLY reflect the legacy of monotheistic religions in our government and society?

4. Democracy in Britain

a. How did the Magna Carta drastically change the style of government in Britain?

b. What guarantees and protections do the British Petition of Right and English Bill of Rights give to people in England?

c. How does American society today SPECIFICALLY reflect the legacy of Britain in our government and society? (Please, please, please…….there are at least 10 things you could say here……….)

5. Enlightenment

a. Explain the concept of the Social Contract.

b. What did Thomas Hobbes believe about people? About government?

c. What did John Locke believe about people? About government?

d. How did the following thinkers SPECIFICALLY influence modern American society and government?

i. Voltaire

ii. Rousseau

iii. Montesquieu

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