1. A Primitive Government Primer Flashcards
Colony
A group of people settled in a particular area who carry the same interests
Decimated
To reduce the amount in blocks or sizable amounts
Democratic
A government or organized group that strives to be fair and equal to all people
Natural resources
Available supply of goods made possible by God’s creation; not man-made
Production
The making of goods that can be used or worn for protection or well-being
Settler
An emigrant who has arrived in a new area to create a home
Socialist
Form of government where goods and services and the political power are distributed among the people
Sustenance
Food and drink; necessary foods in order to stay alive
5 things needed to establish a government?
Leadership Safety Production and sustenance Law and order Goal
Examples of leadership in the Bible?
Moses, Aaron, and Moses
There must be a ______ in the decision making process where the population can feel satisfied that someone is taking responsibility
Stopping place
There must be a final point of authority whether it is a?
monarch, democracy, or even an oligarchy
Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
Leader who kept a strong and active government
Protection might not be in the form of?
A standing army or a powerful navy, but any population that seeks to be independent needs to have a guarantee that the citizens could b free from damage or danger
Fort Pitt
Later became city of Pittsburgh
Made safety one of their first priorities
What should be provided daily?
Production and sustenance
Sinagua Indian tribe of over 600 years ago?
Left an intact village because of lack of supplies and resources
In what is now Camp Verde, Arizona
What must be maintained in order to establish a government?
Law and order
Apostle John
Wrote of lack of order in a church in 3 John verse 9
Diotrephes
Example of how even one person can cause great disorder
By his gossip and desire for being the “take charge” man, he caused problems in the growth of the assembly
Western mining towns of the late 1800s?
Established a safe, orderly environment allowing them to survive the closing of the mines
East St. Louis
Example of a city government learning of the need to establish law and order
Near bankruptcy due to lack of self-discipline and order
Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he
New York City
Harbors made it a business area with a mind for international trade
Grew at an incredible rate
Jerusalem
Was and is a city of worship that still flourishes
Rome
Decline was believed to be simply that there was no more goals
