Throughout history people have created ______________, which is a system for controlling society.

In this form of government there is one ruler, usually a king or queen, who is in control fully.

When a small group of nobles or aristocrats are running the government because of their name, this would make it a ______________________.

When a small group wealthy business people are running the government because of their wealth and status, this is a ________________.

Plato wrote a book that had this form of government as the title. It is where the citizens elect representatives to make laws and decisions for them.

One similarity between the U.S and the Roman forms of government is that they both have a legislative branch made up of a _________________ and _________________.

One of the biggest contributions of Rome to democratic ideas was that they used _________________, like the Justinian Code.

The religion that the Israelites practiced in the Old Testament and is followed still through present day.

The Written Law of the Jewish people, given to Moses by God.

The holy book of the Jewish people, which is the first five books of the Old Testament.

This religion came out of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth who would later be know as "The Christ". This name meant messiah or savior, which is where the religion obtained its name.

This person wrote much of the New Testament, and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Europe and Asia.

This was a period in Europe, from 1300 to 1600, in which there was a renewed interest in culture. This led to innovations in democratic ideas.

This was a movement within the Christian church in which leaders like Martin Luther, opposed the Catholic Church and the Pope. They opted for a more individual relationship with God

What is the term for the belief in ONE god?

What is the term for the belief in multiple gods?

This was a document that outlined basic political rights in England in 1215 CE

This is the legislative branch in England, which means that they are elected to represent the people by making laws

Due to corruption between the church and the monarchy kings and queens were able to claim that their actions were ordained or cause by God's will, this was know as _____________.

This kind of document is present in many governments like the United States and England. It is a formal list of the rights and liberties that belong to the citizens of that country.

The rights to life, liberty, and property. These were believed to belong to all people, given to them by God.

One of the main principals of Montesquieu was that government should have 3 branches or should have

This group was created to give the nations of the world a democratic system to solve their problems.

This group of people wanted to purify the Christian Church