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Online Vocab Study G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed |
| Democracy | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| Oligarchy | Government by a privileged few |
| Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of hereditary ruling class or nobility |
| Citizens | Community members who owe loyalty to the government |
| Direct Democracy | A former democracy in which the people as a whole make direct decisions |
| Monarchy | State ruled over by a single person as a king or queen |
| Philosophers | A thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe |
| Plato | Student of Socrates wrote the republic about the perfectly governed society |
| Natural Laws | The concept as stated by John Locke that all people are born with certain rights such as life, liberty, and property |
| Republic 6th-1st century bc | A series of kings ruled Rome then in 509 B.C. a group of roman aristocrats over through a harsh king they set up a new government calling it the republiv |
| Senate | In ancient Rome the supreme government body was made up only of aristrocrats |
| Code of Justinian | The collection of laws that were taken from old Roman Law and rewritten so that they could be understud |
| Justinian | Emperor in the 6th century who took over lots of land for Rome |
| Torah | The scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew scripture was written |
| Abraham | Founder of Judaism who according to the bible led his family from UR to Canaan in obedience to gods command |
| God | Supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe |
| Judism | A religion with a belief in one god it originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people |
| Bible | The book that contains the writings or scriptures that Christians recognize as the written word of god |
| Moises | The Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the red sea on a journey known as exodus |
| 10 Comandments | A set of laws for responsible behavior which according to the bible where given to Moses by god |
| Prophets | People who are said to receive messages from god to be taught to others |
| Jesus of Nazareth | A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth his life in sermons form the basis for Christianity |
| Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the old testament and the teachings of Jesus |
| Islam | The monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teaches of Mohammed as laid down in the Koran |
| Monotheistic Religion | Belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator and arbiter of all that exists in the universe |
| Common Law | A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws |
| Magna Carta, 1215 | An English document draw up by nobles under king John which limited the power of the king |
| English Bill of Rights | King William and Queen Mary accepted this document in 1689 it guaranteed certain rights to english citizens. |
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