Prologue Study Guide
Define the terms:
Aristocracy
Bill of Rights
Common Laws
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Glorious Revolution
Government
Humanists
Magna Carta
Monarchy
Monotheistic
Oligarchy
Parliament
Reformation
Renaissance
Republic
Roman Catholic Church
Senate
Separation of powers
People to Know
Aristotle
Cleisthenes
Hobbes
King Henry
Locke
Martin Luther
Montesquieu
Muhammad
Plato
Rousseau
Socrates
Solon
Voltaire
Answer the questions to the best of your ability
1) The religion of the Hebrew people was called?
2) Who was considered the founder of democracy in Greece?
3) Who was considered “King of the Jews”?
4) Who were considered citizens in Greece?
5) What was the most dominant institution in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
6) What were the written laws that the Roman used called?
7) What did each of the Greek philosophers study?
8) What is similar between Judaism and Christianity?
9) What religion developed from the teaching of Jesus?
10) Which forms of government do not have democratic values?
11) What form of government did England establish during the Glorious Revolution?
12) The renewed interest in non-Church matters which arose in 14th century Italy was called?
13) What was the “Code of Laws” for the Jews?
14) The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of what?
Essay Questions - One of these essay questions will be on the test
A) How did the Renaissance and Reformation influence democracy and the shaping of the modern world?
B) What impact did the English common law have on the United States?
C) How did religion play a role in the development of democracy?
D) What was the Magna Carta and how was it the first step towards democracy in England?