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Ancient Greene existed from 2200 BCE to 130 BCE.
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Iroquois was a group of Native American tribes that formed an alliance toward a common goal.
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John Locke published a book about natural rights, which describes the rights that every person is born with such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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Greece became democratic around 510 BCE.
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"The beginning of representative government could be seen in the ancient Roman Empire. This civilization lasted from about 500 BCE to 476 CE
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The Magna Carta is said to be that rules apply to even the government officials themselves, and it set limits on kings no longer being able to do whatever they wanted.
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"The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing."
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The English Bill of Rights "was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689."
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Montesquieu was the first person to describe the system of having the government be divided into three branches "to prevent one part from becoming too powerful."
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Thomas Paine was the one to publish "The American Crisis pamphlet series to inspire the Americans in their battles against the British army."
