1. AIM: Why do we need government?
Do now trivia:
I’m what happens when a person absorbs into another’s culture________________
I am the unique way in which a group of people live ________
I am one negative result of cultural diffusion_______________
Cultural assimilation
culture
Spread of disease
HW: In one paragraph, discuss 2 advantages (positives) and 2 disadvantages (negatives) of living in a democracy.

2. “HUMANS WOULD CEASE (BECOME EXTINCT) TO EXIST WITHOUT GOVERNMENT.”
What does this statement mean?
Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?
What do we call a society where no organized government exists? Can this work?

3. WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN EACH DOCUMENT?
DOCUMENT 1: The pharaoh was an absolute ruler. He commanded the army and controlled irrigation and grain supplies. People in this society considered the pharaoh to be a god.
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

4. NAME THAT GOVERNMENT:
DOCUMENT 2: This civilization was founded in 750 B.C. This early city-state contained two main social classes: the patricians and the plebeians. In early times, these people overthrew their king and created a type of government in which leaders were elected. Power was shared between the Senate and two consuls elected by the Senate.
REPUBLIC

5. NAME THAT GOVERNMENT:
DOCUMENT 3: The Nazi Party took over every aspect of this country’s social, economic & political life. In Hitler’s “Third Reich” the following changes took place: human rights violations, control of education, persecution of Jews & a secret police was established. Hitler quickly secured his power by burning down a legislative building. He then blamed the Communists for the fire and used the incident to obtain emergency powers, becoming an absolute ruler.
DICTATORSHIP