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Unit 1: Sources of the Democratic Tradition 10.1 Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought. 1. Analyze the similarities and differences in Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman views of law, reason and faith, and duties of the individual. 2. Trace the development of the Western political ideas of the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics. 3. Consider the influence of the U.S. Constitution on political systems in the contemporary world. Section 1: The Greek Roots of Democracy Reading Key Terms and Focus Questions: City-state Tyrant Monarchy Legislature Sparta Pericles Military state Jury Athens Socrates Democracy Plato Plato’s Republic Aristotle Aristotle’s Politics rule of law Solon Cleisthenes Oligarchy Natural law reason 1. Athens and Sparta were both Greek city-states; however they were very different. Explain. 2. What process took city-states from monarchy to aristocracy and, in Athens, to democracy? 3. What progress did the Greeks under Pericles make towards a democratic government? 4. How do the ideas of Ancient Greece contribute to the development of democratic values in the modern world? 5. What did Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, think of Democracy? 5. Compare/contrast Plato and Aristotle’s ideas about the ideal form of government. 6. How did the ideas of the Ancient Greeks spread beyond Greece during the Hellenistic Age? Section 2: The Roman Republic and Empire Reading Key Terms and Focus Questions: Republic Tribune Consul Veto Dictator Plebians Senate Carthage Julius Caesar Augustus Caesar Pax Romana Rome Roman Empire 1. Describe/explain Rome’s form of government: a Republic. 2. Explain how the Romans had examples of checks and balances within their system of government. 3. How did the Roman Republic become an empire? 4. Which lasting principles of law did the Romans develop? 5. What cultures contributed to Greco-Roman civilization? Section 3: Principles of Judaism Jerusalem Monotheistic Abraham Covenant Moses Sabbath Prophet Ethics diaspora 1. What role did migration play in the history of the Israelites? 2. How did the Jews’ beliefs differ from those of other nearby people? 3. What is the source of basic moral laws that Jews must obey? 4. How did the scattering of Jewish people begin? 5. What moral and ethical principles lie at the core of the Jewish religion? 6. What important ethical democratic ideas did Judaism promote through its ethical view of the world? Section 4: Rise of Christianity Jesus Apostle Messiah Paul Tolerance Clergy 1. What roles did love, justice, and service play in the teachings of Jesus? 2. What factors contributed to the spread of Christianity? 3. How did the Christian church exert control over Europeans during the Middle Ages? 4. Where did the principles of the Judeo-Christian traditions come from? 5. How are the Judeo-Christian and democratic traditions linked? 5. What is the impact of the Judeo-Christian tradition on Western civilization?
