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Period: 1894 BCE to 539 BCE
Babylonian Kingdom
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1750 BCE
Hammurabi-GOVERNMENT
"Societal classes should understand their place, and recognize that I (the ruler) do not believe that laws apply equally to everyone" -
800 BCE
Lycurgus- GOVERNMENT
"More power for the rulers will ensure that the citizens of Sparta follow the laws and we can all work together as one" -
Period: 753 BCE to 476
Ancient Rome
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Period: 650 BCE to 371 BCE
Classical Spartan Period
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Period: 480 BCE to 404 BCE
Athenian Golden Age
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431 BCE
Pericles-GOVERNMENT
"I believe in democracy, freedom, and representation for those worthy of being citizens" -
350 BCE
Aristotle-EQUALITY
"There is a natural hierarchy and inequality that exists in human nature, we need to stop fighting it and instead accept this natural occurence" -
Period: 202 BCE to 9
Han Dynasty in China
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100 BCE
Polybius- GOVERNMENT
"Democracy, the part of government run by the people, is the most crucial to a functional government as the people are who the laws are created for" -
100 BCE
Wu of Han- GOVERNMENT
"As the ruler, it is my job to make sure that peace is maintained and that Heaven, Earth, and humankind are the foundation of our society" -
42 BCE
Hortensia-GENDER
Why should we be forced to pay the government our hard earned money when we get no representation in return? -
Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad Caliphate
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Period: 1121 to 1269
Almohad Caliphate
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1169
Ibn Rushd-GENDER
If women are not given the same opportunities as men, then we will never be able to see their full potential in society, since they have been confined to raising and making children at home. -
1200
Muawiyah I-GOVERNMENT
"A leader must inspire awe to his people and be viewed as magnificence so that his subjects are loyal" -
Period: 1206 to 1294
Mongol Empire
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1247
Genghis Khan-EQUALITY
"I believe that complete unity within one large Mongol empire where are peoples are one is the most beneficial structure of society" -
Period: 1438 to 1572
Inca Empire
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Period: 1517 to
European Reformation
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1540
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui-EQUALITY
"All citizens deserve complete equality no matter their social or economic status; however, leaders should be granted more freedoms because of the hard work they have dedicated to working their way up to their respective positions" -
1575
Queen Nzinga of Ndongo- GENDER
Why use violence when we can opt for diplomacy? -
Period: 1575 to
Portuguese Empire in Africa
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Elizabeth I of England- GENDER
My passion for my country trumps my gender, I am able to live up to abilities of any King, and am willing to defend my country on the front line as we fight off Spain -
Period: to
Edo Period in Japan
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Tokugawa Ieyasu-EQUALITY
"My empire is organized in a society hierarchy where every has their respective roles; there is the Emperor, then the Shogun (myself), and finally the backbone of society: artisans, merchants, and farmers." -
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Romanov dynasty rules Russia
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Period: to
Qing Dynasty in China
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Period: to
Reign of Louis XIV
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Louis XIV-GOVERNMENT
"Religion should be controlled by the state to ensure consistent practices among subjects, political freedom is not a natural born right" -
Period: to
European Enlightenment
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Czar Catherine the Great-GENDER
In promoting equality, justice, and economic development, I hope to better my nation using ideals from the Enlightenment to fuel my leadership style. -
Mary Wollstonecraft- GENDER
Women have merely been degraded to a flower: only valued for their beauty, and without nutrients (education), they will not be able to bloom and flourish. -
Karl Marx-EQUALITY
"By overthrowing the bourgeois and gaining political power for the proletariat, we are able to establish a Communist society where the government controls everything and everyone is allocated equal resources" -
Roger Taney-EQUALITY
"Society should be organized into a total hierarchy based off race and biological distinctions, resulting in black people at the very bottom because they are less than human" -
Period: to
First Wave Feminism
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Period: to
European Imperialism
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Period: to
British rule in Egypt
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Andrew Carnegie-EQUALITY
"A hierarchy between the rich and poor is essential so that the rich are able to give back to the poor with the funds they have acquired" -
Qin Jin-GENDER
If God created men and women to be equal, then why are women thrown so far beneath men? Why are we seen as objects versus humans? -
Violet Carruthers-GENDER
Men and women are complimentary to each other- therefore, each should play a different role for the betterment of society. Women are more skilled in ruling locally, and men are more skilled in ruling nationally. -
Huda Sha'arawi-GENDER
Now that men have felt their rights stripped away due to the British rule, I hope that they will play a role in the fight for women's equality after facing these injustices first hand -
Una Marson- GENDER
We are all here together with one common goal: to advance the rights of women and achieve equality in society. Why can't we extend this vision towards people of color? -
B.R. Ambedkar-EQUALITY
"If all Dalits convert to Buddhism, we are able to work around this caste system peacefully and establish a proper life for ourselves" -
Period: to
Nation of India
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Nelson Mandela- EQUALITY
"An apartheid in South Africa is detrimental to the population as a whole, but separating all racial and ethnic groups to an extreme is not necessary as everyone is able to live in peace without this" -
Period: to
Apartheid rule in South Africa
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Lyndon Johnson-EQUALITY
"All humans deserve equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, or economic status; it is the governments core duty to help give back to struggling communities" -
Malcom X-EQUALITY
"I believe that all black people should protect themselves by any means necessary due too the years of inequality they have been faced with" -
Period: to
Indira Ghandi Prime Minister of India
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Indira Ghandi-GOVERNMENT
"In order for democracy to be strengthened, the rulers and the ruled must work with each to address the needs of the people and to uplift them towards a safer and more prosperous future" -
Period: to
Khmer Rouge Regime
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Pol Pot-EQUALITY
"I believe that an extremist equality society (Communism) where everyone is treated the exact same and everything is shared is the best way to diminish inequalities and hierarchy"