1. Roots of our Democracy Vocabulary List 1

2. Demos Kratia-people rule
Magna Carta-Agreement between King John of England and nobles to restrict power of the monarchy (1215)

3. Erasmus-Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian of early 1500’s who criticized Catholic Church
Martin Luther- led reformation of Catholic Church
John Calvin- Theologian, pastor and political reformer during Protestant Reformation who founded self-governing city of Geneva, Switzerland. His English followers were the Puritans.

4. English Petition of Rights- sets out specific liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing. (1628)
English Bill of Rights- defined certain rights to which subjects and permanent residents of a constitutional monarchy were thought to be entitled. (1689)

5. The Mayflower Compact- The Mayflower Compact was the first self-governing document of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, established by Pilgrims (Separatist Puritans)
The Great Awakening- Period of religious revival in America which gave colonists a shared national religious experience and spread ideas of self government. ( )

6. Jonathan Edwards- a Puritan Minster terrified listeners with his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
George Whitefield - Puritan Minster who used raw emotional sermons to reach all classes of colonists

7. Enlightenment- A movement in the 1700’s that rejected traditional ways of life and looked for a more rational and scientific way to explain the world we live in