RSG pages 5-14 /66

The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome Section 1 (pg 5-6) (3 points each) 1. Cleisthenes increased the power of the assembly. He allowed all citizens to present laws for debate and passage. (3 pts) 2. Pericles strengthened democracy by increasing the number of paid public officials, allowing poorer citizens to serve in government, and introducing the direct democracy. (3 pts) 3. The legislative branch was made up of an aristocratic senate and two assemblies that included other classes of citizens and were more democratic. 4. The Twelve Tables were a collection of Roman laws that gave all citizens the right to the protection of the law.

The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome Section 2 (pg 7-8) (3 points each) 1. Possible Responses: Hebrews believed in one god. Hebrews believed that God gave people the freedom to choose between good and evil. 2. The Romans forced the Jews to leave their homeland. The Jews fled to many parts of the world, and took their beliefs with them. The Christian religion spread throughout the Roman Empire, and by 380, it became the official religion of the empire. 3. The Reformation contributed to the growth of democracy by challenging the authority of Catholic monarchs and popes.

The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome Section 3 (pg 9-10) (3 points each) 1. The king could not place taxes on people without the consent of Parliament. 2. to try to limit the monarch’s power 3. the Glorious Revolution

The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome Section 4 (pg 11-12) (3 points each) 1. to protect the natural rights of the people 2. a representative government 3. It was a fight by the French people to win democratic freedoms 4. It is a United Nations document that includes democratic ideas, such as the rights of every person to life, liberty, and security.

AFTER YOU READ (pg. 113) TERMS AND NAMES (pg. 13) A. (1 point each) 1. direct democracy 2. republic 3. Ten Commandments 4. Renaissance 5. divine right 6. representative government

AFTER YOU READ (pg. 14) B. (each worth 1 point) 1. g 2. b 3. e 4. h 5. f 6. a 7. d 8. c

AFTER YOU READ (pg. 14) MAIN IDEAS (pg.14) (2 points each) 1. Democracy was limited because only one-tenth of the population consisted of citizens. Women, slaves and foreign residents could not be citizens. 2. Roman laws included such democratic ideas as equal treatment under the law for all people and the idea of innocent until proven guilty. 3. Judaism believed that God gave people the freedom to choose between good and evil and that each person was responsible for the choices he or she made. 4. It protected such rights as no taxation without consent and due process of the law. 5. John Locke believed that the purpose of governments was to protect people’s natural rights. THINKING CRITICALLY (EXTRA CREDIT: 1 point each) 1. They were similar because they all believed in one god, and that people deserved equality. 2. POSSIBLE RESPONSE: Yes, enlightenment ideas are still important today because people still believe in natural rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.