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PVHS WrldHist Unit 1
Vocabulary for PVHS World History Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A form of government where the power of the government rests with the people being governed. | Democracy |
| A form of government where each citizen can participate in making laws and ruling...Think of Athens. | Direct Democracy |
| Government run by a small group of wealthy landowners, a nobility, that passes power on within their family. | Aristocracy |
| Government where a single person, a king, for example, holds all the power. | Monarchy |
| Government where a small group of powerful people run things...power in this government can come from family ties, but often comes simply from wealth or business prowess. | Oligarchy |
| Believes in many gods. | polytheist |
| A system to control a society. | Government |
| A person who, as a member of a society, has the rights and privileges guaranteed by that society. | Citizen |
| Laws that are not, necessarily, made by people, but exist because they belong to a higher order of Laws. | Natural Laws |
| Greek reformer who got rid of slavery based on debt, canceled farmers' debts, reorganized the Greek social class system. | Solon |
| Greek reformer who increased the number of citizens who participated in governing by paying jurors and government officials. Credited with Athens' period of direct democracy. | Pericles |
| Greek reformer who is generally considered the founder of democracy in Athens. | Cleisthenes |
| Greek philosopher who encouraged students to examine their beliefs by asking them questions. | Socrates |
| Government where people elect representatives to make decisions and laws on their behalf. | Republic |
| Early written Roman law code that established the idea that all free citizens had the right to equal protection under the law. | Twelve Tables |
| Aristocratic Roman landowners. | patricians |
| Common Roman farmers, artisans, and merchants. | plebeians |
| Plato's famous book about a perfectly governed society ruled by "Philosopher Kings." | Plato's "Republic" |
| Aristotle's reasonably famous book explaining the need for political systems in society. | Aristotle's "Politics" |
| The legislative body within the Roman republic. | Senate |
| The collection of all Roman laws into one place, consisting of 4 volumes, published in 528. | Justinian Code |
| The Hebrew religion | Judaism |
| The religion based on the teachings of Jesus. | Christianity |
| The set of laws given to Moses that focuses on morality more than politics. | Ten Commandments |
| Believes in only one god. | monotheist |
| An early Christian preacher who spread the ideas of Christianity throughout the eastern Mediterranean. | Apostle Paul |
| A teacher/prophet from Nazareth, who expanded on Jewish traditions and ideas by preaching a broader version of morality. Christians believe him to be the son of God. | Jesus |
| The set of laws, including the Ten Commandments followed by the Jews. | Hebrew Code |
| The dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time. | Diaspora |
| The idea that everyone needs to submit to the authority of a society's laws for the society to function smoothly | Rule of law |
| Using sound judgement good sense to make decisions, or develop explanations. To think logically. | Reasoning |
| A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Tyranny |
| Rulers in Plato's "Republic" who are trained in the use of reason and logic to make the best decisions for society. | "philosopher kings" |
| contrary to, or forbidden by law | "Illegitimate" |
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