1. Greece influenced Some of Rome’s
the western democracy laws from the twelve
especially with its main tables influenced the
philosophers. For western democracy.
example: Rome had the kind of
Socrates made a democracy where you
contribution to western vote on who you want
philosophy and through to rule and what laws
what he taught Plato you have.
Western
Plato found the first
Democracy
university in the
western world- the
academy. He attempted
to train rulers/kings and
make them
philosopher/kings
Aristotle wrote Politics
which influenced the
western democracy Judaism gave people
with city-states. He direct access to God.
once said “man by Christianity The Jews had a
nature is a political Christianity was a very democratic religion
animal. appealing religion meaning that everyone
because they believed was equal. They
in a loving God who believed God made
they could have a everything in the image
relationship with. This of himself.
became a major
western religion and
influenced the laws.