Chapter 4-2

The Athenians created the world's first _____________.

• democracy

• Colosseum

• language

• culture

The Athenians allowed their citizens to create laws themselves. This is called _____________.

• direct democracy

• autorcracy

• theocracy

• representative democracy

The Romans founded ___________, a government in which elected representatives created laws.

• a republic

• an oligarchy

• an anarchy

• socialism

People in the English colonies were influenced by both the Athenians and Romans.

• True

• False

For centuries, ____________ had ruled with complete authority over the English people.

• emperors

• monarchs

• nobles

• democracy

Prior to the Magna Carta , the people of England were considered ___________.

• subjects

• citizens

• representatives

• slaves

What did the Magna Carta do?

• It limited the power of the monarchs

• It limited the power of the nobles

• It increased the power of the monarchs

• It forced citizens to give up their rights

What is Parliament?

• The legislature of England

• A groups of military leaders

• A royal document

• A type of direct democracy

The English Bill of Rights did all of the following EXCEPT

• It limited the power of English monarchs

• It stated the rights of English citizens, as well as nobles.

• It proclaimed that everyone, including government leaders, must follow the law

• It took away the citizens' rights to trail by jury and the right to protest the government

Many European philosophers wrote that people have the power of ___________, the ability to think clearly.

• reason

• foresight

• empathy

• justice