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Institutions of Culture. G overnment R eligion E conomics E ducation F amily. G overnment. There are four major types of governments: Anarchy Autocracy Oligarchy Democracy. 1. Anarchy. A system in which no one is in charge These hardly ever exist - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Institutions of CultureGovernmentReligionEconomicsEducationFamily
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GovernmentThere are four major types of governments:1. Anarchy2. Autocracy3. Oligarchy4. Democracy
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1. Anarchy
A system in which no one is in charge
These hardly ever existUsually, a strong
individual takes charge….
…until he is killedEx: Somalia, Iraq?
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2. Autocracy(Dictatorship)
Adolf Hitler (Nazi Germany)
Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi
Government in which one person holds all power
Will of people is ignored
Military dictatorship – dictator is backed by army
Might have elections, but these are a fake
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3. OligarchyRule by an elite groupThese are found in two
variations:a) Monarchyb) Theocracy
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a) MonarchyA system in which
power is held by one family
Power is passed down from one generation to the next
Two types: Constitutional Absolute
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AbsoluteMonarch has final say
in all mattersMany exist in Middle
East
Queen Elizabeth II (UK)
ConstitutionalMonarch’s power is
limitedSometimes monarch
gets say in law In most cases, they
are symbolic
King Abdallah al-Saud (Saudi Arabia)
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b) TheocracyRule by religious
leadersLaw is usually based
on the religion Ex: Sharia law is based
on the Koran
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4. DemocracyTrue Democracy
People’s will is directly translated into policy
Don’t exist Why?
Representative Democracy
Republic Small group is elected to
act as representatives of the people
They express the popular will
For this to work, people must be informed and stay involved!
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ReligionThere are three major
types of religions:1. Animism2. Polytheism3. Monotheism
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1. AnimismBelief that earthly
things (nature, ancestors, etc.) contain spiritual energy
Communication with spirits
Found mostly in tribal societies Ex: Africa, Native
Americans
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2. PolytheismBelief in two or more
godsThere are two main
polytheistic religions, both of which are found in South Asia:
a) Hinduismb) Buddhism
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a) HinduismThousands of years
oldMixture of religious
traditions in IndiaFollowed by 800
million people, most of whom live in India and Nepal
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b) BuddhismFounded around 600
BC in IndiaFounder, Siddhartha
Gautama, broke away from Hinduism to find his own path to enlightenment
Most of its over 500 million followers live in East Asia
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3. MonotheismBelief in one godThree major
monotheistic religionsa) Judaismb) Christianityc) Islam
All were founded in Middle East
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a) JudaismFounded over four
thousand years agoAbraham is founding
fatherCurrently has about 15
million followers, mostly in Israel, the US, and Europe
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b) ChristianityBased on the life and
teachings of JesusBased on the Bible2.2 billion followers
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c) IslamFounded in the 600s
AD by MuhammadFastest growing
religionTwo major types:
Sunni Shi’ite