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Government

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  • 5000 BCE

    mesopotamian

    mesopotamian
    Type of Government: Mesopotamia was ruled by kings. The kings only ruled a single city though, rather than the entire civilization. For example, the city of Babylon was ruled by King Hammurabi. ... Religions Practiced: Mesopotamians were polytheistic, or believed in many gods and goddesses.
    Changes:First, people used to listen to the king like a dictatorship.Now I hope so it is a democracy.
  • 3200 BCE

    Ancient Greek

    Ancient Greek
    For the Greeks (or more particularly the Athenians) any system which excluded power from the whole citizen-body and was not a tyranny or monarchy was described as an oligarchy. Oligarchies were perhaps the most common form of city-state government and they often occurred when democracy went wrong.
    Present:Now the present days greek is now called Greece
  • 3100 BCE

    egyptian

    egyptian
    Egyptian civilization - Government. Government and religion were inseparable in ancient Egypt. The pharaoh was the head of state and the divine representative of the gods on earth.
    Present:Egypts name is still Egypt but the people wear some different clothes and the people stopped making pyramids.
  • 2600 BCE

    Indus Valley

    Indus Valley
    The Indus River Valley Civilization is a Theocracy government and a Theocracy is run by a priest so there government and religion were combined. ... The Indus River Valley government was combined with religion. The Indus Valley civilization was doing its best between 2600 and 1900 BCE.
    Indus valley is now called India
  • 160 BCE

    roman

    roman
    In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians. The highest positions in the government were held by two consuls, or leaders, who ruled the Roman Republic. A senate composed of patricians elected these consuls. At this time, lower-class citizens, or plebeians, had virtually no say in the government.
  • 140 BCE

    Ancient Athens

    Ancient Athens
    Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, and is the first known democracy in the world.
  • 120 BCE

    Ancient Sparta

    Ancient Sparta
    Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the aristocratic Spartiates.