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800 BCE
Ancient Greece
civilization belonging to a period of Greek history from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. -
753 BCE
Ancient Roman Empire
Ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD -
1100
Iroquois
Historically powerful northeast Native American confederacy. They were known during the colonial years to the French as the Iroquois League -
1215
Magna Carta
Charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede -
1215
John Locke
English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism" -
Petition of Right
Major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing -
English Bill of Rights
Act of the Parliament of England that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown. -
Montesquieu
French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. -
Thomas Paine
English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary.