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-700 BC Athens was the first modern democracy
-500 citizens were chosen to serve 1 year terms
-any adult male citizen over the age of 20 could take part in government and it was a duty to do so.
- The Athens economy was basically a barter system and relied on trade.
-Important people Caesar and Aristotle

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-Started in 753 BC and was overthrown in 509 BC to later form a republic
-Patricians (wealthy) and Plebeians (common folk)
-The government was centered in the Senate
-Lasted for about 400 years until it became the Roman Empire at the end of the first century BC

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-Europe during the middle ages
-In A.D. 380, the Roman Catholic church became the official church of the Roman Empire
-Ruled by pope and bishops
-The Pope and bishops fought with political figures for religious influence over people's lives

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-Born in response to the chaos and disorder of the fall of the Roman Empire. Started around the 9th-12th Century.
-Powerful lords. They divided their land and power with agreement to protect lesser lords in exchange for their loyalty their military service and a share of the crops that they had produced.
-This government is operated under lords. The lords had the power over the Serfs. People would listen to the lords because they provided protection for the people.

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British Monarchy
-Began in the 1700's and has continued to remain relevant but their power has shifted.
-Important people include king, queen, prince,  and princess. These people do not hold power like they used to they are just figure heads.
-The government is ruled by the parliament and they elect a prime minister.
- The economy is a free market capitalist society

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Netherlands Monarchy
-Began in the 1800's and is currently still a monarchy
-The economy that the Netherlands has is a mixed economy
-Important people include queen, king, prince, and princess
-They also have ministers that control the government and have power

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-Appeared during the dark ages
-Began in the 1400s and 1500s several European embarked on a policy of colonialism
- colonialism is the control of one nation over lands abroad
- Central America colonized by Spain

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-An economic and political theory emphasizing money as the chief source of wealth
-Began in  the 1500s when Mercantilism replaced the feudal economic system in Western Europe.
- Lots of western countries participated in this form of trade like France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Britain, as well as Germany and the Netherlands.

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-John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all developed theories of government in which some or even all the people would government.
- Started in the 17th and 19th century
- The Enlightenment brought secular thought to Europe and reshaped the ways people understood issues such as liberty, equality, and individual rights.