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This document provides a lesson plan on early Greek history and philosophy. It introduces how early Greek civilization influenced modern political systems, democracy, and Western culture. The lesson focuses on the impact of early Greek philosophy and government on the U.S. Constitution. It includes key terms, reading assignments from two textbook chapters, self-check questions to test understanding, an application assignment referring to another unit, speedback questions, and final exam questions.
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Conservatism is difficult to define because conservatives value tradition over rigid ideology and focus more on opposing change than proposing solutions. Key conservative beliefs include respecting traditions that have stood the test of time, acknowledging human fallibility, favoring social order over individual liberty, and seeing society as a complex organic system not easily improved by human design. Conservative thought encompasses traditional support for hierarchy, authority, and private property as well as more libertarian support for free markets. Modern variants like neoconservatism emphasize restoring social discipline and traditional values.
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Conservatism is difficult to define because conservatives value tradition over rigid ideology and focus more on opposing change than proposing solutions. Key conservative beliefs include respecting traditions that have stood the test of time, acknowledging human fallibility, favoring social order over individual liberty, and seeing society as a complex organic system not easily improved by human design. Conservative thought incorporates traditions of authoritarian rule focused on obedience to established powers, paternalistic approaches that emphasize social responsibility among elites, and libertarian defenses of free markets and private property rights. Modern tensions exist between social conservatives focused on traditional values and economic libertarians prioritizing individual freedom.
Underpinnings
The documents discuss concepts important to the founding of the United States such as the Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, Great Compromise, and Bill of Rights. Key figures mentioned include the Framers, Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Montesquieu. Ideas of separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism are also referenced.
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1. What do we know about the Minoan civilization? Discuss its discovery,
chronology, character, political and social organization, as well as geography.
2. The Myth of Atlantis: Discuss its origins and give a brief overview. Which
events do scholars believe that it was based on and why? Discuss the geological
and archaeological evidence.
3. What do we know about the Mycenean civilization? Discuss its discovery,
chronology, character, political and social organization, as well as geography.
4. Which writing systems do we find in Greece and the Aegean islands from
the Bronze Age onward? Discuss their history, development, and significance.
5. Age of Homer and the Homeric epics. When did Homer live? What events
does he narrate? What is the historicity of these events and when were they
supposed to have taken place?
6. Discuss the political systems in Greece from the 8th to the late 6th centuries
BCE.
7. Discuss the emergence of democracy in Greece. What were the reasons for
the creation of this political system and were was
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1. The theory of natural rights, which states that individuals are born with inherent rights that cannot be denied by governments. This theory was advocated by philosophers like John Locke.
2. The theory of social rights, which argues that rights are created by society and law to benefit the greatest number of people. Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill were proponents of this view.
3. The theory of legal rights, which claims that rights are established by states and individuals have no rights outside of what states grant them. This view was supported by philosopher John Austin.
4. The theory of economic rights, proposed by Karl Marx, rejects the concept of
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Gender and Human Right
What Are Human Rights?
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.
International Human Rights Law
International human rights law lays down the obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups.
One of the great achievements of the United Nations is the creation of a comprehensive body of human rights law—a universal and internationally protected code to which all nations can subscribe and all people aspire. The United Nations has defined a broad range of internationally accepted rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. It has also established mechanisms to promote and protect these rights and to assist states in carrying out their responsibilities.
The foundations of this body of law are the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly in 1945 and 1948, respectively. Since then, the United Nations has gradually expanded human rights law to encompass specific standards for women, children, persons with disabilities, minorities and other vulnerable groups, who now possess rights that protect them from discrimination that had long been common in many societies.
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