Rise of Democratic Ideas

a type of government where a the king rules

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• aristocracy

a type of government where the people rule

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• aristocracy

the religion of the Israelites and Jews

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

rules that focused on morality and ethics

• Islam

• Ten Commandments

• Twelve Tables

• Constitution

the belief that a king's power came from God

• Ten Commandments

• divine right

• bill of rights

• Magna Carta

a contract between the king and nobles of England

• Twelve Tables

• Ten Commandments

• Magna Carta

• bill of rights

an intellectual movement during the 17th & 18th centuries

• Enlightenment

• United Nations

• social contract

• government

the right to life, liberty, and property

• natural rights

• social contract

• democracy

• separation of powers

an agreement among members of society and a ruler

• natural rights

• social contract

• Enlightenment

• separation of powers

dividing government into legislature, executive, and judicial branches

• natural rights

• social contract

• separation of powers

• monarchy