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1900 BCE
ancient greece
The Ancient Greeks may be most famous for their ideas and philosophies on government and politics. -
27 BCE
ancient roman empire
In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians -
1142
iroquois
The French named them the Iroquois, but they called themselves the Haudenosaunee which means People of the Longhouse. -
1215
magna carta
a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede. -
petition of rights
Petition of Right, 1628, a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I -
jhon lock
John Locke FRS (/lɒk/; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". -
english bill of rights
The Meaning and Definition of the English Bill of Rights: The 1689 English Bill of Rights was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession in William III and Mary II following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 when James -
montesquieu
French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) -
thomas paine
American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)