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The first democracy: Existed 700 to 800 years B.C.E. It was made up of city states which created a democracy, but later turned to demokratia, ruling by the people.

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Founded in 753 B.C.E. and was originally a city-state ruled by a monarchy but they then switched to be a republic.

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Feudalism is the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. and marked the beginning of the Middle Ages. Feudalism was a loosely formed organization in which powerful lords divided their land among other lords.

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Now nearly 2,000 years old, the Roman Catholic Church managed to overcome violent persecution by a succession of hostile emperors. The Roman Catholic Church became very powerful and became the official Church of the Roman Empire in 380 A.D.

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Intelectual movement in the 1600s that helped explain the American Revolution. Involved John Locke(1632-1704) and Thomas Hobbes(1588-1679) who were englishmen that believed in life, liberty, and property. Economists Adam Smith (1723-1790) and David Ricardo(1772-1823) criticized those policies. French philosopher Voltaire(1694-1778) advocated for things like freedom of religion and human progression. Baron de Montesquieu(1689-1755) had crucial political theory ideas. William Blackstone(1723-1880) believed in common law and that legal decisions should be based on past decisions. Popular sovereignty formed many bases' for republics and democracies today.

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Economic theory in which colonies should benefit from their mother country.  The monarchs controlled this mostly and created a way to monopolize trading overseas.

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A monarchy is when one person has absolute power and rules completely. By the late 1400's, feudalism was disappearing and monarchies were on the rise. Great Britain and Spain both have/are involved in a monarchy.

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The control of one nation over lands which several colonies embarked on. This began in the late 1400s and early 1500s.

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The only difference function is that the Spanish monarchy has the right to call for the referendums at any time as written in the constitution. Both countries have constitution as the basic principle of state and government.