Unit 1 - Development of Democracy - Part 1

Cleisthenes helped to increase democracy in Athens by:

• Introducing the concept of ostracism

• He incresed the power of the Assembly

• Creating the first written constitution

• Expanding the role of the aristocracy

Pericles changed democracy in Athens by:

• Introducing direct democracy

• Establishing a monarchy

• Creating a council of elders

• Abolishing the assembly

How was the Roman legislative branch organized?

• It was divided into the Senate and the Assembly.

• It was controlled by the Emperor alone.

• It was managed by a council of generals.

• It was governed by a group of elected officials.

The Twelve Tables were important because:

• They were the first written code of Roman law.

• They were a collection of religious texts.

• They were a set of philosophical teachings.

• They were a series of historical novels.

What was Judaism?

• A monotheistic religion

• A type of government

• A historical period

• A philosophical movement

How did democracy develop in England?

• Through a series of reforms and acts of Parliament

• By a sudden revolution

• Through the influence of neighboring countries

• By the imposition of a foreign power

In 1066, William of Normandy, a French duke, invaded England. He claimed the English throne. This conquest gradually led to the end of (a)   in England.

Feudalism was the political and economic system of the (a)   Ages.

An early development in English democracy was a form of trial by (a)   .

Another way that democracy developed in England was through (a)   law.