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500 BCE
Ancient Greek Democracy
The Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia (Rule of people)
Influences:
This invention was onr of the most unduring contribution to the morden world form ancient Greece -
1215
Magna Carta
A charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor.
Influences:
rule of constitutional law; development of the common law; constitutional documents -
Period: 1400 to
Renaissance
The cultural bridge of Middle age and morden history
Influences:
Awareness of individualism; Growth of secularism; Humanism -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.
Influences:
changes in power occurred; Middle class members were more able to challenge the authority of the church -
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Consisted of the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga and Mohawk,Tuscarora in early 18 century
Influences:
unwritten democratic constitution -
Period: to
American Revolution
John Locke had a profound influence on the American revolutionaries. His ideas, along with those of other early liberal thinkers, inspired the American
colonists to declare independence from the British crown and establish a republican form of government where governing authority was invested in the hands of its citizens and not a ruling monarch.
Influences:
Rights of Man and of the Citizens; Encouraged the French people to protest against their exploitation by the aristocracy -
Period: to
French Revolution
The French Revolution was an attempt to transform a society using liberal principles.
Influences:
Generated Ideas of liberty; equality and fraternity -
The Enlightenment
Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. (http://www.history.ca/)
Influences:
The age of Reason(acceptance of the power of human reason); The worth of the individual; Natural and inalienable rights; Democratic Values; Authority rests with the prople not the reler -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
manufacturing was often done in people's homes, using hand tools or basic machines. It markes a shift to powers.
Influences:
The power of market; Individual reward for individual initiative; Freedom to pursue personal wealth; individual reponsibility for success or fuilure; Progress, inventiveness, innovation, efficiency -
Changes to class system
In the society, people are geouped as different classes. Most common are upper, middle and lower classes
Influences:
Brings the differences between people; Gives difination of people in the society
