Unit 2: History Of Governments

Which form of government shares goods and services equally, and the political power is distributed among the people?

To obtain political rights, plebeians formed their own assembly, the ________.

The beginnings of democracy were seen in ______ around 400 B.C.

Match the terms with their definitions. 1. example of a city which was founded as a fort with safety in mind 2. example of a leader who kept a government strong and active 3. the birth of democracy 4. settlement that relocated due to lack of resources and sustenance 5. civilization that fell due to what many believe was due to a lack of goals 6. grew due to the goals of increasing its international trade 7. A group of people settled in a particular area who carry the same interests

What are five essential requirements for creating a government?

Mark the statement that is NOT true.

Match the terms with their definitions. 1. main strength was its army 2. set the rules and maintained authority within the city-state 3. first name given to the Greek democracy 4. main strength was its navy 5. In 594 B.C. he was chosen as an Athenian statesman with reformation powers

Which of the following was NOT a role of the assemblies of the Greek City-States?

For which of the following reasons did Greece benefit from its city-states? Select all that apply.

In the Roman republic _____.

Choose the true statement.

Match the terms with their definitions. 1. leaders within the Concillum Plebus 2. one of two houses of the Roman republic, which consisted of regular middle-class male citizens of Rome 3. members of Rome's richest and most important families 4. a leader of the empire who collected the taxes and sent the money back to Rome 5. being answerable to others

Select the four enemies that the ancient Romans battled against.

What are the differences between the Roman republic and the Greek democracy? Select all that apply.

Match the terms with their definitions. 1. one of the two houses of the early Roman republic 2. food and drink; necessary foods in order to stay alive 3. the ancient power structures which were cities that were fortified into independent units of strength 4. the Roman's first code of law was established 5. feudalism started

How did Feudalism work? Select all that apply.

Mark the two statements which are NOT true.

Match the terms with their definitions. 1. a system of cooperation among peoples which was basically an exchange of land for protection. 2. a call to appear in court. 3. ruled England in the early 1200's 4. a group of soldiers ready to do battle 5. wrote the proposal that opened up the voting rights to all free adult men in 508 B.C.

Mark the statement which is NOT true.

Which statement is true?

Which of these men did NOT help write the Federalist Papers?

Officials in the House of Representatives serve _______ terms.

Match the following items to the correct description. 1. an assigned period of time for an elected official 2. usually controlled by a dictator 3. voted in a parliamentary democracy in 1991, headed by a prime minister 4. the form of government for the city-states of ancient Greece and the Rome republic

Three personal liberties restricted under fascism include _____.

One of the prime examples of a fascist government is that of ______ during World War II.

Mark the statement that is true.

From your understanding, why was Nazism popular among Germans, especially in the beginning? Select all that apply.

Choose the true statement.

Match the following items. 1. Nazi secret police 2. Nazi government's killing of European Jews 3. worldwide result of the stock market panic of the late 1920's 4. small group of aristocratic-type men in leadership 5. ceremony where men become vassals in a lord's manor 6. agreement by which a knight agrees to be a sub-vassal to a vassal in exchange for land

Match the following items. 1. had control of communications, military power, and social life 2. not allowed under fascism 3. detainment centers for many of Hitler's "undesirable" citizens 4. the head of state in some forms of government 5. first word of the German title for the political National Socialist Workers' Party