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Political/Power Rev.

Reviews key ideas and concepts about types of power, government, and laws

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Type of government in which one person rules, usually a king or a queen MONARCHY
ruler of ancient Egypt. This ruler was believed to be a god-king. PHAROAH
Type of government that has power coming from local rulers, like in a city. This government characterized places likeMesopotamia, Greece and the Maya. DECENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
Type of government where power comes from one source and is felt throughout a large area. This characterized governments of ancient Egypt, Imperial Rome, and Han China. CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
In Athens, citizens voted on laws and policies. This is called? DIRECT DEMOCRACY
In Rome from 509 BCE - 27 BCE government was called a REPUBLIC. This means rule through? ELECTED OFFICIALS
A Republic is what kind of democracy? INDIRECT DEMOCRACY
In Sparta, a few powerful people ruled. This is called? OLIGARCHY
Many monarchs (king or queens) of the ancient world were AUTOCRACTIC. This means that they HAD POWER OVER EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING
The Chinese, the Romans, and the ancient Indians used this tool to help organize different departments within the government? BUREAUCRACY
During the rule of the Han, the Chinese helped create a very organized bureaucracy and government by creating this examination system. CIVIL SERVICE
This law code written by the King of Babylon was one of the first legal codes to be written down? HAMMURABI'S CODE
This law code which helped the plebeians of ROME, has ideas like innocent until proven guilty and the right to a trial? TWELVE TABLES
The Chinese used this concept to justify the rule of new dynasties. MANDATE OF HEAVEN
When a ruler is believed to be a god like in ancient Egypt of in the Mayan world it can be called a? THEOCRACY
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