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Period: 2200 BCE to 130 BCE
Ancient Greece
2,200 BCE to 130 BCE -
Period: 500 BCE to 476
Ancient Roman Empire
500 BCE to 476 CE -
1100
Iroquois
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1215
Magna Carta published
stated that the King could no longer do whatever he wanted; he had to follow the "law of the land" when dealing with his subjects. -
Petition of Right
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John Locke
Published idea of Natural Rights -
English Bill of Rights
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Montesquieu
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Thomas Paine