Early Government

A group that has a particular amount of importance in a society.

A Roman general and politician. Declared Dictator for Life. Stabbed to death by Roman senators.

A type of government where a small group of people rule.

All citizens vote directly on all political matters

A person of high rank by birth or title

A social system in Europe during the Middle Ages. People worked and fought for nobles who protected them.

A type of government based on the undivided rule of a single person (king or queen)

A period of history from 500 CE to 1500 CE. Also known as the Middle Ages.

A government that is ruled by a divine being, with laws based on religious texts, or religious order.

When citizens vote for leaders to make political decisions for them, so they do not need to vote on all matters directly

At the bottom of the Medieval social pyramid. Peasants who had no rights, worked & lived on lord’s lands.

The people or groups that rule a particular region

Citizens vote for their leaders.