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2200 BCE
Ancient Greece had the first versions of a democracy
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500 BCE
Ancient Roman Empire had the beginnings of a representative government
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689
John Locke published a book about natural rights
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1100
Iroquis formed an alliance to work towards a common goal
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1215
Magna Carta estalished the king was not above the law
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Petition of Right was created by the English Parliament
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The English Bill of Rights was established
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Montesquieu wrote about the separation of powers
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Thomas Paine published Common Sense book