Democratic Concepts Chart
Directions: Use your knowledge from the lesson to fill in the missing content in the charts below. Once you have completed your charts, be sure to answer the focus question at the bottom of the page.

Tracing the roots of the American political process to Athens
Ancient Greece was made up of a lot of different poleis or city-states. While they shared a common language, religion, and culture, each city-state had its own laws and its own government. Use your knowledge of the four basic types of government to complete the missing boxes on your first chart.

What is it called? Monarchy Tyrant Oligarchy Democracy
Who ruled it? Government by a single person
How did they get their power? Usually to power by force Usually noble by birth, but had support of the poor The power for these rested in a small group of families Ruled by all its free citizens
How did they keep their power? Their power died with them Ruling hand in the power of the people
The road to democracy in ancient Athens was long and full of challenges. Four key figures, however, played an especially important role. Use your knowledge of the four key figures of Athenian government to complete the missing boxes on your second chart.

Who are the key figures? Draco Solon Cleisthenes Pericles
What contribution did I make on the road to democracy? (You must add at least two contributions to the blank boxes) I am an Athenian lawmaker who introduced the first written code of law in ancient Greece. I spelled out the consequences of breaking the laws.
How did my contribution change government? My laws became the foundation of Athenian democracy. I taught the belief that citizens have a responsibility to vote on all matters. My contributions gave more power to the people and led to Athens’s Golden Age.
The ancient Athenians played a role in how the United States government was established. Its laws and government served as models for countries in the modern world. For example, the idea of two legislative bodies reflects influence from ancient Greece. Use your knowledge of the role played by Ancient Athens on how the United States government was established to complete the missing boxes on your third chart.

Athenian Government Athenian Concept American Democracy American Democracy Concept
The Archon Athens set 30 years as the minimum age to be an archon The President The United States set 35 years as the minimum age to be president.
The Council of 500 The U.S. Senate has two people to represent each state.
House of Representatives The Constitution gave Congress the power to determine the size of the House and to divide representation according to state population. States with large populations have more representatives than small states.
The Law and Courts The U.S. uses judges and juries. The U.S. has 12 jurors per case.
Every citizen had to vote on every issue. Decisions were made based on a consensus from the majority of voters. Representative/Indirect Democracy
Citizenship limited Over the years, the laws have been changed to allow citizens who were non-landowners, former slaves, Native Americans, and women to vote. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed to support minorities and remove the literacy requirements for voting.
Focus Question: How important of a role did the ideas from ancient Greek civilizations play in the development of the American political process?

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Directions: Use your knowledge from the lesson to fill in the missing content in the charts below. Once you have completed your charts, be sure to answer the focus question at the bottom of the page. Tracing the roots of the American political process to AthensAncient Greece was made up of a lot of different poleis or city-states. While they shared a common language, religion, and culture, each city-state had its own laws and its own government. Use your knowledge of the four basic types of government to complete the missing boxes on your first chart. What is it called?MonarchyTyrantOligarchyDemocracyWho ruled it?Government bya single personThe rule of a single strong manGovernment by a small group of people who exercise controlGovernment of the people and for the peopleHow did they get their power?They got their power through battle ad conquestUsually to power by forceUsually noble by birth, but had support of the poorThe power forthese rested in a small group of familiesRuled by all its free citizensHow did they keep their power?The kings handed that power down to their children and grandchildrenTheir power died with themthey replaced, the power for these oligarchies rested in a small group offamiliesRuling hand inthe power of the people

Answer: The king for #2

Explanation:bc

Place the major developments in Ancient Egypt in the order in which they occurred.
1. the rise in the belief of life after death
2. the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza
3. the settlement of the Neolithic farmers
4. the building of the Step Pyramid
5. the unification of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

HELP QUICK I WILL GIVE. BRAINLIST BE QUICK Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points) (03.05 MC) Amanda recorded the temperatures at which two oils freeze: Oil Temperature Olive oil −6.1 °C Peanut oil 3.1 °C Which statement about the temperatures at which these oils freeze is true? Peanut oil freezes at a lower temperature than olive oil because 3.1 °C −6.1 °C. Peanut oil freezes at a higher temperature than olive oil because 3.1 °C > −6.1 °C.

Introduced during Lamar’s presidency, red backs were ___________.
a.
battle plans
b.
educational reforms
c.
a paper currency
d.
a cattle breed

in what ways is traditional First Nations Justice similar to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
ASAPPPPP

What is one way they are similar? Athenian Democracy and American Democracy?

what is the national debt on January 1, 1835?

plz help its due today. What contributions did Cleisthenes make on the road to democracy? (You must add at least two contributions to the blank boxes)

Help please 10 points!

question is in the photo pls answer ASAP

Why were small states wary, or suspicious, of the Virginia Plan?

Last question of the night(hopefully)

What’s your claim of the Civil War

Why did Egyptian pharaohs seek to control the Kingdom of Kush?
A.
The land in Kush was more fertile.
B.
The climate of Kush was more pleasant.
C.
There were many gold mines in Kush.
D.
Kush was the birth place of Amon-Re

(02.04 HC)
Introduction to the Articles of Confederation:
To all to whom these Presents shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the States affixed to our Names send greeting.

Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-bay Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Which option best analyzes the change of focus from state to federal government evident in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution? (3 points)

Select one:
a. The Founding Fathers realized establishing a federal government would help protect America.
b. Swift military action if we are attacked by other nations was important to the Founding Fathers.
c. The Founding Fathers believed separation between the states and territories was important.
d. Viewing American citizens as individuals was important to the Founding Fathers.

Which governmental body conducts a trial to decide if the President of the United States should be removed from office?

Group of answer choices

Senate

Cabinet

Supreme Court

House of Representatives

How is the practice of bowing linked to samurai culture?

It is a bushido social custom used to show respect.
It is a military technique used in fighting and combat.
It is a tradition that comes from shogunate practices.
It is part of political practices still seen in modern Japan.

________ had to address the issue of
slavery, even though he did not want to
initially.
A. John C. Calhoun
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Abraham Lincoln

The ______
freed all enslaved people in
rebel or Confederate territory.
A. Compromise of 1850
B. Emancipation Proclamation
C. Missouri Compromise

Why did Louisiana repeal the head and master statutes?

They were unfair to African Americans.
They were unfair to men who did not own land.
They were unfair to farmers.
They were unfair to women.

Is Donald Trump still president, cuz people keep confusing me (ALSO PLEASE DON'T GET POLITICAL) (This isn’t a question from school, it’s a personal question from me)

A rider with a message was sent out of the Alamo while it was under siege. Who was the rider carrying the message?


I can't find the answer anywhere... please help me
this is Texas History, and I suck at it

What is the name of the mountain that is a border between Switzerland and Italy?

Use geographic terms and tools to explain why ancient civilizations developed networks of highways, waterways, and other transportation linkages.

What allowed the Incan army to travel most quickly throughout the empire?

A. their special chariots
B. their fleet of ships
C. their network of roads
D. their use of canals

Best answer gets Brainliest

A historian finds a scroll that belongs to an ancient Chinese civilization. The scroll describes how good and kind a ruler was. The historian immediately starts writing a biography of the ruler based on the scroll.

What is likely true about the article that the historian is writing?

A.
The article will be credible because the historian is highly qualified and quite famous.
B.
The article will be interesting because it presents new information about ancient China.
C.
The article will be biased because the historian is using only one source about the ruler.
D.
the article will soon be published in a leading historical journal because it contains new facts.

What did the Arabs copy from the Persians?

The changes in our country since King George III are great, but I worry about having one person in power calling himself “President.” This person may begin to act like a King and make unfair demands and laws on the states.

Which job is appointed by the president and is the top position in the State Department?

What was the main role of samurai women in feudal Japan?

to craft swords for samurai men
to teach bushido to their children
to serve the daimyo and the emperor
to protect their families and homes

Identify two (2) of the three of objectives of the Anaconda Plan.

which event marked the "end of armed conflict between whites and native Americans?
A. Battle of little bighorn(1876)
B. Battle at wounded knee(1890)
C. Dawes Act(1887)
D. Geronimo's surrender(1886)

In the "corrupt bargain,” what did Clay gain by supporting Adams?

a seat in Congress
the vice presidency
the position of secretary of state
the support of Jackson’s voters