2. Socrates
He was one of the founding fathers of democracy
He couldn’t read or write
He created the Socratic Method, which stated that to solve a
problem, it would be broken down into a series of questions, the
answers to which gradua"y disti" the answer a person would seek.
He was one of the first philosophers, with most other philosophers
fo"owing his teachings.
Socrates taught Plato
3. Plato
He was taught by Socrates
One of his quotes is “A good decision is based on knowledge and not
on numbers”
He founded the school The Academy
Plato taught Aristotle
4. Plato
The general terms of our language are not “names” of the physical
objects that we can see. They are actua"y names of things that we
cannot see, things that we can only grasp with the mind.
He then distinguishes between one who loves true knowledge as
opposed to simple sights or education by saying that the philosopher is
the only person who has access to forms – the archetypal entities that
exist behind a" representations of the form
Plato wrote The Republic
5. Aristotle
Man by nature is a political animal
Aristotle wrote Politics
A quote &om Aristrotle -A true &iend is one soul in two bodies.
6. Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of
head of state is usua"y held until death or abdication and is
o)en hereditary and includes a royal house.
Constitutional monarchy (or limited monarchy) is a form
of government in which a monarch acts as head of state
within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a
written, uncodified or blended constitution.
Great Britain is a Constitutional Monarchy
7. Monarchy
Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power
effectively rests with a sma" number of people.
Aristocracy is a form of government in which a few elite
citizens rule.
8. Greece
Athens,Greece is the worlds oldest democracy
Direct democracy is a form of government in
which people co"ectively make decisions for
themselves, rather than having their political
affairs decided by representatives.
9. Rome
Republic- A state in which supreme power is
held by the people and their elected
representatives, and which has an elected or
nominated president rather than a monarch. The rule of law is a legal
maxim that provides that no
Rome was the first known Republic. person is above the law, that no
one can be punished by the
Roman law is the legal system of ancient
state except for a breach of the
Rome, and the legal developments which
law, and that no one can be
occurred before the seventh century AD
convicted of breaching the law
when the Roman–Byzantine state adopted except in the manner set forth
Greek as the language of government. by the law itself.
10. Judeo-Christian Values
Monotheism-The doctrine or belief that there is only one God
Polytheism-The belief in or worship of more than one god
AJudeo-Christian Believes that there is only only God
The ten commandment was the written law of the jews
Their ethics say that they are important because they are
made &om Gods own image
11. Judeo-Christian vs. Greco Roman
Greco Romans focuses more on politics than religion.
Judeo-Christian focuses more on religion and morality than politics.
12. Why It is Important
In a" of history, these events and people influenced the development
of democratic types of government. These events and people greatly
made the importance of each individual and their right to choose
more prominent.
