Themes in World History-SM

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  • Period: 1894 BCE to 593 BCE

    Babylonian Kingdom

  • 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi- GOVERNMENT

    Hammurabi- GOVERNMENT
    "One person should make the rules and everyone should follow."
  • 800 BCE

    Lycurgus- GOVERNMENT

    Lycurgus- GOVERNMENT
    The rulers' role is to carry out the ways of the gods and always have their approval. The ruled must follow, no questions asked.
  • Period: 753 BCE to 476

    Ancient Rome

  • Period: 650 BCE to 371 BCE

    Classical Spartan Period

  • Period: 480 BCE to 404 BCE

    Athenian Golden Age

  • 431 BCE

    Pericles- GOVERNMENT

    Pericles- GOVERNMENT
    "people being ruled should decide their own rules, the more perspective, the better."
  • 350 BCE

    Aristotle- EQUALITY

    Aristotle- EQUALITY
    There are people born to be of higher stature and people who have the skills are born with the skills for lower stature. A society should be built around that and should establish the ruled vs masters.
  • Period: 202 BCE to 9

    Han Dynasty in China

  • 100 BCE

    Wu of Han- GOVERNMENT

    Wu of Han- GOVERNMENT
    The rulers role is to strengthen the 3 fundamental elements while the ruled must follow orders to sustain order in society.
  • 100 BCE

    Polybius- GOVERNMENT

    Polybius- GOVERNMENT
    There is not much of rulers vs ruled but every group has separate yet equal roles in government. A divided government is a must to ensure different perspectives in decision making.
  • 42 BCE

    Hortensia- GENDER

    Hortensia- GENDER
    As long as women are not allowed in government, we will not pay taxes towards a war against our husbands that we didn't create.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Umayyad Caliphate

    Caliph- Muslim heriditary ruler
  • Period: 1121 to 1269

    Almohad Caliphate

    Ruled North Africa and Spain
  • 1169

    Ibn Rushd- GENDER

    Ibn Rushd- GENDER
    If given the same opportunities, with hard work, women could have the same capabilities as men to effectively benefit society instead of putting it all on the shoulders of men.
  • 1200

    Muawiyah I- GOVERNMENT

    Muawiyah I- GOVERNMENT
    Rulers must display superiority and magnificence and the ruled have an important job to listen to the rulers in order to sustain order and prevent the empire from crumbling.
  • Period: 1206 to 1294

    Mongol Empire

  • 1247

    Genghis Khan- EQUALITY

    Genghis Khan- EQUALITY
    The Hierarchy is an awful system. There should only be a unified Mongol Empire. Anyone other than Mongols are inferior but that is the only difference in power. There is no denying that there are gaps between rich and poor, but all Mongols are respected and superior to the people of other empires.
  • Period: 1438 to 1572

    Inca Empire

  • Period: 1517 to

    European Reformation

  • 1540

    Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui- EQUALITY

    Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui- EQUALITY
    All people, with the exception of rulers, should be equal and have the same opportunities to earn a high stature.
  • 1575

    Queen Nzinga of Ndongo- GENDER

    Queen Nzinga of Ndongo- GENDER
    Peace is a necessity when negotiating. The only thing the comes from war is casualties and destruction.
  • Period: 1575 to

    Portuguese Empire of Africa

  • Elizabeth I Of England- GENDER

    Elizabeth I Of England- GENDER
    I can rule a well as men can despite my femininity.
  • Period: to

    Edo Period in Japan

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu- EQUALITY

    Tokugawa Ieyasu- EQUALITY
    The hierarchy keep structure to a government and is good however every position in the hierarchy is still valued and acknowledged.
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    Romanov Dynasty Rules of Russia

  • Period: to

    Qing Dynasty in China

  • Period: to

    Reign of Louis

  • Louis XIV- GOVERNMENT

    Louis XIV- GOVERNMENT
    The ruled must follow the laws of the rulers because the rulers know best when it comes to government.
  • Period: to

    European Enlightenment

  • Period: to

    Industrial Revelution

  • Czar Catherine the Great- GENDER

    Czar Catherine the Great- GENDER
    men rulers are the norm when women can not only rule as well but also create change and progress for their territory
  • Mary Wollstonecraft- GENDER

    Mary Wollstonecraft- GENDER
    Women are just as deserving of education as men are. We are not only worth our looks, we have substance and strength just like men.
  • Karl Marx- EQUALITY

    Karl Marx- EQUALITY
    A hierarchy is an awful system due to the upper classes' ability so simply capitalize off of laborers' hard work and get more pay.
  • Roger Taney- EQUALITY

    Roger Taney- EQUALITY
    Society needs structure and a hierarchy is needed. Based on religion and race, structure is provided.
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    First Wave Feminism

  • Period: to

    European Imperialism

  • Period: to

    British rule in Egypt

  • Andrew Carnegie- EQUALITY

    Andrew Carnegie- EQUALITY
    Class is based on wealth and there is no denying there is separation between classes. However, it is important to close the gap and create equal opportunity for everyone.
  • Qiu Jin-GENDER

    Qiu Jin-GENDER
    Women are stuck in the strict rules of society like arranged marriages and foot binding. Women are worth more than their looks and deserve the right to make their own decisions.
  • Violet Carruthers- GENDER

    Violet Carruthers- GENDER
    Women and men simply have separate roles. Men have a place in business, government, and more. Women have very different roles, because they have different talents.
  • Huda Sha'arawi- GENDER

    Huda Sha'arawi- GENDER
    Men and women are different, yet they are not separate. Both genders were born under our God and deserving of the exact same rights.
  • Una Marson- GENDER

    Una Marson- GENDER
    Groups that stand together are the most effective. Women and people of color should stick together to work for rights that are deserving for all people no matter the color of the skin or their gender.
  • BR Ambedkar- EQUALITY

    BR Ambedkar- EQUALITY
    To create equality everyone must be the same and convert to Buddhism so there is no separation based on religion.
  • Pol Pot- EQUALITY

    Pol Pot- EQUALITY
    Equality is very important and is essential to my wanted communist society. With equality and everyone doing similar work, the country get stronger.
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    Nation of India

  • Nelson Mandela- EQUALITY

    Nelson Mandela- EQUALITY
    Equality is essential in a society and people should not be separated or discriminated against based on race.
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    Apartheid Rule in South Africa

  • Lyndon Johnson- EQUALITY

    Lyndon Johnson- EQUALITY
    No matter race, wealth, gender, ethnicity, etc. equality is a necessity in society for a wealthy and flourishing country.
  • Malcom X- EQUALITY

    Malcom X- EQUALITY
    Class is not based on race, gender, religion, etc and everyone should have the opportunity to earn their wealth instead it being already decided for them.
  • Period: to

    Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India

  • Indira Gandhi- GOVERNMENT

    Indira Gandhi- GOVERNMENT
    "people are intelligent enough to have a say in their country to create an equal and happy society."
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    Khmer Rouge Regime