1. On the first page of your notebook
Create a title page titled:
“Prologue: The Rise of Democratic Ideas”
Page must have 10 symbols that symbolize the chapter by the end of the unit.
All pictures must be colored.

2. On every left side, you will do an opening activity
Answer the question in complete sentences.
Be prepared to discuss with the class.

3. Opening Activity #1
List and explain 5 reasons why someone might want to live in the United States today.

4. After answering the opening activity…
Write down the objectives or the “What I’ll learn” (WIL) questions with space in between.
What type of political systems occurred in Athens?
How did Greek democracy change?

5. Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is credited for developing the first democracy or “rule of the people”
2000 B.C – Greeks created small cities which each had its own government
Greek city-states adopted either a monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy

6. Ancient Greece
Solon
Solon and Cleisthenes made reforms so that more people could take part in government
Pericles turned Athens into a direct democracy
Citizens rule and make laws
Cleisthenes

7. Ancient Greece
Greek thinkers used logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality.
Based their philosophies on the following assumptions:
The universe is put together in an orderly way
People can understand these laws through logic and reason.
Great philosophers
Socrates, Plato & Aristotle

8. **Answer Reflection Questions**
Ancient Greece
Legacy of Greece
First to create laws
First to develop three branches of government
**Answer Reflection Questions**

9. Type of gov’t ran by a small wealthy group
Government:
Democracy:
Gov’t
Type of gov’t ran by a small wealthy group
Oligarchy

10. Gov’t Democracy Monarch Aristocracy Oligarchy
Gov’t run by a single person called a king or monarch
Monarch
Gov’t
Type of gov’t ran by a small wealthy group of landowner
Democracy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Gov’t ruled by a few powerful people

11. Opening Activity #2 What I’ll Learn…
What is a direct democracy? Explain it in your own words.
What I’ll Learn…
How is democracy in Athens similar with the Roman Republic?

12. Ancient Rome Rome overthrew former king and developed a republic
Power is with the citizens
Citizens elect leaders to make decisions
Patricians v. Plebians
Patricians were upper class aristocratic and powerful landowners who held most of the land
Plebians were the common people of Rome and were also citizens of Rome that were held from holding important government positions
These social classes could not be switched

13. Ancient Rome The 12 Tables were created Written law code
Roman officials created the idea that all free citizens should be protected by law fairly.

14. Ancient Rome Rome’s republican government Legislative branch
Military, legislative & dictator
Legislative branch
Made up of the Senate and two assemblies
Senate was made up of Patricians
The Senate was responsible for making laws.

15. Ancient Rome The Roman Empire created a system of laws to be followed.
All citizens had the right to equal treatment under the law (equal rights)
A person was considered innocent until proven guilty
The burden of proof rested with the accuser rather and the accused
Any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside

16. Ancient Rome Written law Legacy of Rome
Justinian’s Code
Consisted of 5,000 Roman laws.
Legacy of Rome
Gave the world the idea of a republic and written legal code
***Answer Reflection questions***

17. On the back of your government tree map, create a double bubble map that compares the Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic
Greek Democracy
Roman Republic

18. OA #3
Explain the similarities and the differences between the Greek democracy and the Roman republic.
WIL ?s
How did ideas from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam help shape democratic ideas?

19. Religion, Renaissance and Reformation
Judaism
Monotheistic religion (mono = 1)
Individual morality or people have the right to choose between right and wrong
Had a written code of law (10 Commandments)

20. Religion, Renaissance & Reformation
Christianity
Stressed the importance for love of God, neighbors, enemies, and the individual
Stressed also the equality of all humans; a belief central to democracy

21. Religion, Renaissance & Reformation
Islam
Based on the teachings of Muhammad
Teachings are written in the Qu’ran
Dignity (self-worth) of all individuals

22. Religion, Renaissance and Reformation
Category
Contribution to Democracy
Judaism
Emphasizes on individual morality
Christianity
Equality of believers
Islam
Dignity of all humans

23. Opening Activity #4 WIL Question Watch short video clip.
Write your point of view for your OA.
Discuss with a partner which point of view you agree with.
WIL Question
How do the contributions listed on your chart support the ideas of democracy?
*Hint Think about government and individualism

24. Religion, Renaissance and Reformation
The Roman Catholic Church had become the most powerful religion in Europe
Expected unquestioned obedience to its authority

25. Religion, Renaissance and Reformation
The Renaissance
Comes from the French word that means “rebirth”
Revived classical Greek and Roman ideas
Supported by the development of the printing press
Stressed the importance of one’s self

26. Religion, Renaissance and Reformation
During the renaissance, people began to question the church
Religious reform movement by a group called Protestants
Protestants belief that people did not have to rely on the church authorities on judgments.
Instead the person could rely on their own judgments

27. Religion, Renaissance and Reformation
Category
Contribution to Democracy
Judaism
Emphasizes on individual morality
Christianity
Equality of believers
Islam
Dignity of all humans
Renaissance
Growth of Individualism
Reformation
Challenging traditional authority

28. OA #5
Describe the process that one goes through when he/she is charged with a crime.
WIL Question
What was the Magna Carta? How did it affect the power of the King?

29. Reforms in Medieval England
Feudalism in England

30. Reforms in Medieval England
William became the King of England
William had 3 goals as King:
End Feudalism
Begin a centralized gov’t in England
Develop gov’t in England

31. Reforms in Medieval England
Henry II was a descendent of King William
Gifted statesmen of the 12th century
Created a system of the jury trial
A royal judge would visit each county once a year
The judge would look at each crime committed.
Then the judge would ask 12 men questions about the accused.
***Do we see anything similar to this in our time?

32. Reforms in Medieval England
King John would become King and was an unpopular king.
Nobles tried to take away traditional political power from the King.
Presented the King with the Magna Carta

33. Reforms in Medieval England
The Magna Carta
Document that would limit the powers of the monarchy and protect individual rights
Had 63 clauses and two basic legal rights for the individuals:
King had to get permission from Parliament (legislative branch) to tax the people
Each person had the right to a jury trial (due process)
Answer WIL question