Greece/Rome
1. Nelson Mandela- The black president of South Africa who used the Springboks rugby team to help people unite after the end of an apartheid between blacks and whites
2. Boers- Farmers who descend from Southern Africa
3. Oligarchy- a government in which power is in the hands of a few people-especially one in which rule is based upon wealth
4. Aristocracy- A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class of nobility
5. Democracy- A government in which decisions are based upon either directly from the people or through representatives
6. Monarchy- A government in which one person, or monarch, is in power
7. Republic- A form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote
8. 12 Tables- Basis for Roman Law written on tablets and established the idea that all free citizens had a right to the protection of the law
9. Consul-One of the two powerful officials is elected each year to command the army and direct a government
10. Tribunes- An official elected by the plebeians to protect their right, themselves were patricians
11. Social Contract theory- The agreement by which people define and limit their own individual rights, thus creating an organized society or government
12. Justinian- Responsible for the Byzantine Empire, the emperor, who also moved the capital to Byzantine
13. Hagia Sophia- the greatest Christian building in the Byzantine empire
The Middle Ages
1. Carolingian Dynasty- Frankish rulers who held power near present day Germany and France, originated by Charlemagne and later Charles Martel, 2/3 major C’s of the time- Clovis was the 3rd
2. Charlemagne- Crowned emperor by pope Leo III on Christmas Day because of his actions to protect Italy from Lombard and to drive the Muslims out of Spain
3. Canon law- Church law
4. Lay