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Villages
8000 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Villages were established with a couple people working in "government". -
200
Cities
3500 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Some villages are now small cities. The government now have a greater role in serving the citizens. -
200
Religion
3500 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Some rulers are religous, thus believing god gave him the authority to rule. -
200
Nonreligious Rulers
350 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Later on nonreligous rulers also popped up. Examples are kings and emperors. -
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Hammutabi's Code
1,800 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Hammurabi was the king in Mesopotamia. He wrote down a code of laws for everyone to see for the first time. It dealt both with criminal and civil law. -
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The Start of Law
2,000 BCE (please ignore date shown)
The earliest laws had to have a good reason for people to follow, therefore, most times the punishment is DEATH! Ok fine, some other places also had prohibition or other forms of punishment. Punishment by death in Egypt and Mesopotamia is based on religion. It is believed that the law was given by god and pffending the law mean disobeying god, and disobeying god might get the whole city punished. -
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The Pharaoh
2,000 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Along the Nile in Egypt, an absolute monarch was established, it is believed the the Pharaoh is the god Horus. It is half man, half god. Hid desicions are final. No appeals, no nothing. The Pharaoh had the divine right to rule. -
250
Democracy!!!
400 BCE (please ignore date shown)
The earliest form of democracy is now appearing in Ancient greece. -
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The Roman Empire
200 BCE (please ignore date shown)
The Roman Empire became the world superpower after defeating Carthage. It had a main government and local government branches. -
400
The Roman's Fall
The Roman Empire fell and was divided into various kingdoms. The government system fell with it as the barbarians invaded. -
Jan 1, 700
The Feudal System
The feudal system appeared. The feudal system consists of a king, barons (nobles), knights, and peasants. -
Jan 1, 700
The Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church set the standards for constitutional government. It used divine law and human law. -
Jan 1, 1000
British Parliament
The British Parliament was formed with a council and high-ranking ministers that helped and gave suggestions to the early kings. They helped the king make new laws and government policies. -
Jan 1, 1200
Another Decline
The feudal systme rapidly declined and kings with their governments became powerful. -
Jan 1, 1300
Nation-states
Nation-states (an area where the people have acommon culture, history, or language. It also have their own government) like England and France organized armies, laws, and courts. The citizens payed a tax in return for peace and a working government that serves the people well. Modern Europe was born. -
Jan 1, 1300
The British Parliament... Growing
Now the Parliament includes elected citizens to represent the people in parliament. -
The British Parliament... Total Control
Now the Parliament has basically total control over the monarch. -
American Colonies
Each colony had a legislature with two houses and a governer like the United Kingdom. -
The USA
The United States had a Congress with two house and a constitution that was the supreme law. -
Canada and Law
Canada is now almost completely under the English Law. The only exception is Quebec, where a civil law was created based on the French Code Napoleon. Canada's criminal and private law is based on the English common and statutory law. -
Constitution
By now most European nation has a constitution. -
Democracy... No
Democracy isn't in all the parts of the world, France had a dictator Napoleon I, he used censorship and the secret police to keep in power. Dictators such as Hitler or Mussolini learnt strategies from Napoleon I. -
Communisim
The first communist government is established in Russia. The ancient Greece philosopher Plato had thoughts about communism, but modern communism is based on a German philosopher Karl Marx. -
The Beginning
10,000 BCE (please ignore date shown)
Primitive groups and tribes with several families and at least one leader were formed.
