Greek and Roman Democracy Word Web

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Democracy in Religion and Reform

1. Group Activity
a. Who are the leaders?
b. What do they believe?
c. What changes did they make in society?
d. How did they influence on democracy
Explain how each of the following influence democracy.
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Christianity
Islam
Renaissance

Reformation

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Section 3 English Democracy Notes

Monarchs What did they do as king

How did their rule affect

democracy?

Henry II
King John
Edward I
King James I
King Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
William and
Mary

For each monarch you need

1. When did they become king
Henry II 1154-1189
Henry invented the jury trial and also created common law. Both of these
things made England more democratic because the trials were fair for everyone and
the written legal was applied to all citizens equally.

Enlightenment Notes
Enlightenment
Thinker

Enlightenment Ideas

How do their idea help

create democracy?

Thomas Hobbes OLD Social Contract

John Locke

Consent of the Governed

Natural Rights

Voltaire

Tolerance Freedom of speech and

religion

Rousseau

New Social Contract

Baron de
Montesquieu

Separation of Powers

Revolution
American

Reason for the Revolution

French

What is Democracy and where did it come from?

Greece and Rome
1. Freedom
a. Solon outlawed slavery.

Enlightenment Ideas

2. Participation
a. Pericles created a direct democracy.
3. Representation
a. Republic (Senate)
4. Written Legal Codes
a. Code of Justinian applied to everyone equally
Three Religions and Reformation
1. Worth of Individuals
2. Equality under God
3. Duty to the community
4. Belief in Progress
5. Question Authority
a. Martin Luther 95 thesis
England
1. Guarantee of Rights
a. Magna Carta No Taxation w/0 Representation King John
2. Representation
a. Model Parliament Edward I
3. Constitutional Monarchy
a. Glorious Revolution William and Mary
Enlightenment
1. Separation of Powers
a. Montesquieu 3 branches of govt
2. Natural Rights
a. John Locke Life, Liberty and Property

Essay Question: Discuss and analyze the development of

Democracy since Greece and Rome.

Jean Jacques Rousseau said good government is created by the free will of the
people (Hook). It has taken more than 3,810 years to perfect the style of

government we call democracy (Historical Background). Democracy had its

beginnings in Greece and Rome. The English people struggled with their kings and
queens to achieve democratic rule before many of the principles of democracy were
solidified during the Enlightenment (Three Themes). Democracy is a style of
government that is created by the people to protect all peoples rights equally and
do their will. (Thesis Statement)
Ancient Greece and Rome made two major contributions to democracy.
(Topic Sentence) The Greeks are the inventors of direct democracy (Fact #1).
Three major leaders, Solon, Cleisthenes, and Pericles gave more people power in
their government by creating councils and paid public positions (Analysis #1).
Rome had an equally important contribution with written legal codes (Fact #2). The
first Roman legal code was the Twelve Tables and later Justinian created his own
code of law. Each code assured all citizens equal protection under the law
(Analysis #2). Greece and Rome are given credit for starting democracy by
increasing peoples participation in government and creating written legal codes
(Closing Statement).