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Greece had the first democrazy and influenced us quite a bit like influence on our architechture because we still use columns like they did today.
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Rome had a lot of government power they we use today and also their language is influenced our language a lot with our very own alphabet.
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Feaudalism was a social and political system where there were kings, lords, knights, and serfs. It protected the people and everyone each had a loyalty to another. The church was the msot important thing in there lives and they believe in faith alone not science or anything else, if got sick they prayed. The middle Ages was pretty gloomy and not a lot of educationa dn a lot of diseases spreading around, also church was the most important.
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A lot of their art influenced with their use of lighting and color and how they showed plenty of emotions.
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many explorers searched the world, in return they came back with spices, goods, and inports from other countries. one very important explorer was christopher columbus.
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Martin luther went against the church with his 99 thesis explaining how the church was corrupt and also a lot of languages sprung about from the reformation
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Phillip the second was trying to impress mary in doing so she basically turned her down and he started a fight by the england shores and then his ships failed
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many scientists went away from religion for a little while and focused on things like atronomy and mathematics.
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absolutism was the ruler has absolute power and that was exactly what he did, he made everyone worship him.
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King James was catholic and then William and Mary take the thrown- which they signed the bill of rights. Parliament was protestant so wanted a protestant king. Monarchs power is limited by parliament- change to a limited government. Can make laws and taxes to the people, armies only with parliaments consent, not just kings, and rights of citizens to keep arms and have jury trial.
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In the 18th century in philosophy sparked by scientific revolution philosophers believed that they could reason to understand all of human life including human behavior, best form of government, and they thought they could prove/disprove the existence of god.
