Monarchy in the Ancient World

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Monarchy in the Ancient World

1. Who usually became kings in early civilizations?

1. What is a monarchy?

1. What is divine right?

1. Why did some kingsclaim divine right?

1. What two positions did kings take in Babylon and Sumer (Mesopotamia)?

1. Why was the position of priest-king unstable?

1. What was the monarch called in Egypt?

1. How did Chinese emperors justify their rule?

1. Describe the dynastic cycle. (Use the chart)

1. How is the mandate of heaven linked to the dynastic cycle?

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Absolutism

1. What is absolutism?

1. When did Europe experience the Age of Absolutism?

1. Who was Phillip II? Describe how he ruled Spain?

1. Who was known as the “Sun King?”

1. What did Jacques Boussett say about the Sun King?

1. Who were the two Absolute rulers of Russia and what did they accomplish?

1. In England, who did the monarchs clash with? Why?

1. What is the Magna Carta? Why was this document important?

1. What did the English Bill of Rights ensure to English citizens?

1. Explain the philosophy(s) of the following Enlightenment Thinkers.

1. John Locke:

1. Voltaire:

1. Baron de Montesquieu

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Democracy

1. Where was democracy founded?

1. Define: Democracy

1. What Greek city-state used a direct-democracy?

1. What citizens were allowed to participate in the government?

1. Who was excluded from this form of democracy?

1. What type of government did the Romans establish? Explain.

1. What was the most powerful governing body in Rome?

1. Who are the patricians? What role did they have in government?

1. Who are the Plebeians? Why was their role in the government initially limited?

1. What are the Twelve Tables? What principles did they guarantee?

1. Did Rome remain a republic throughout its existence? What form of government did they become?

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Communism

1. Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?

1. Describe the struggle between the “haves vs. the have nots.”

1. Who led the Communist Revolution in Russia?

a. How did Lenin create a one-party system in Communist Russia (Soviet Union)?

1. Who turned the Soviet Union (Russia) into a totalitarian state?

1. How did Stalin strengthen the Communist Party’s control of the government?

1. What are Collective Farms? What are quotas?

1. How was China’s Communist Revolution similar to Russia’s Communist Revolution?

1. What was the Great Leap Forward? Did this program succeed?

1. What was the Cultural Revolution? Did this program succeed?

1. What happened to millions of people from China and Russia when they disagreed with a governmental policy or idea?

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Fascism

1. Define Fascism:

1. What purpose did the secret police play in a fascist society?

1. In a fascism regime, are the citizen’s right seen as more important than the state?

1. What is a dictator?

1. How do fascist states promote nationalism?

1. Who was the leader of Fascist Germany?

1. Who was the leader of Fascist Italy?

1. What do fascist usually advocate? Why?

1. Name five things that Fascism and Communism have in common.

a.d.

b.e.

c.

1. What are two differences between Fascism and Communism?

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European Feudalism

1. Why was Europe left without a centralized government after 500 CE?

1. Why was this time period a dangerous time to live?

1. What social and political system formed as a result?

1. What became the foundation of feudal life?

1. When a king gave a lord a piece of land called a fief, what did he expect in return?

1. What role did knights play in feudal society?

1. What role did peasants play in feudal society?

1. Did the feudal system allow social mobility?

1. Looking at the hierarchy, who had the least amount of power in society?

1. Who had the most power in society?