The Church - The Church was to be free from royal interference, especially in the election of bishopsTaxes - No taxes except the regular feudal dues were to be levied, except by the consent of the Great Council, or ParliamentThe right to due process which led to Trial by JuryWeights and Measures - All weights and measures to be kept uniform throughout the realm
"That no freeman ought to be taken, or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land."
The Magna Carta demonstrated that the power of the king could be limited by a written grant.
The Parliament: "After the death of King John, his son Henry III began to rule on the throne of England. King Henry III expanded the council of his advisors to include certain members of the clergy and important members of the various cities and towns. This great council began to be known as Parliament." KINDA LIKE OUR HOUSE AND SENATE--Groups that advises the main leader or checks him.
The Greek City-State
Ancient Greece was made up of city-states. A city-state was a major city and the surrounding areas. Each city-state had its own rule and government. Sometimes the city-states fought each other. Athens and Sparta were the two largest city-states and they had many wars and battles.
Types of Government
There were three main types of government:
Democracy - A government ruled by the people, or assembly. Officials and leaders were elected and all citizens had a say.
Monarchy - A single ruler like a king. In Athens this ruler was called a Tyrant.
Oligarchy - When the government is ruled by a small group.
Over time some city-states, like Athens would change governments. Sometimes they were ruled by Tyrants and, at other times, they were a democracy.
Ancient Greece
Government
History >> Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks may be most famous for their ideas and philosophies on government and politics. It was in Greece, and particularly Athens, that democracy was first conceived and used as a primary form of government.
The Greek City-State
What this means is that all the citizens voted on all the
Democracy in Ancient Greece was very direct
aws. Rather than vote for representatives, like we do, each citizen was expected to vote for every law.
In order to vote, you had to be a citizen. However, not everyone who lived in Athens was a citizen. Only men who had completed their military training were counted as citize
here were three main bodies of the government: the Assembly, the Council of 500, and the Courts
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was an Augustinian monk and university lecturer in Wittenberg when he composed his “95 Theses,” which protested the pope’s sale of reprieves from penance, or indulgences
Martin Luther Sparks a Revolution
The German monk's questioning of Catholic dogma leads to the Protestant Reformation.
Greece, a country in southeastern Europe whose peninsula extends from the Balkans into the Mediterranean Sea
stony and suitable only for pasturage
It is convenient to divide ancient Greece into 3 geographical regions (plus islands and colonies):
(1) Northern Greece,
(2) Central Greece and
(3) The Peloponnese.
Northern Greece consists of Epirus and Thessaly, separated by the Pindus mountain range