what 9s the oldes from of goverment
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Sumer (Ancient Mesopotamia)
As one of the first urban civilizations in the world, the Sumerians established the world's first and oldest government. By the 4th millennium BCE, Sumer was divided into many city-states which were ruled by a priestly governor or king.
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1 . Sumer (Ancient Mesopotamia)
As one of the first urban civilizations in the world, the Sumerians established the world’s first and oldest government. By the 4th millennium BCE, Sumer was divided into many city-states which were ruled by a priestly governor or king. The Sumerians are also responsible for the oldest known law code found today, the Code of Ur-Nammu.
The Sumerian government ran several public programs including the use of an agricultural specialized labor force and a massive irrigation and canal system. All Sumerians, excluding the rich, were required by the government to work on the canals in a corvee (intermittent, unpaid labor). Although the Sumerian civilization no longer exists, their descendants are the modern-day people of Iraq.
Japan
Year Established and Ended: c.660 BCE – today
Current Form of Government: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Current Constitution Date: May 3, 1947
Japan considers 660 BCE to be the year that the country was founded because it was the year that Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan, ascended the throne. According to legend, Emperor Jimmu was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu and every emperor since then can trace their lineage back to Jimmu. While this is what the Japanese believe, Emperor Jimmu and a majority of Japan’s earliest emperors are considered legendary and no one knows for sure whether or not they existed
. Ancient Rome
Year Established and Ended: c.753 BCE – 1453
Current Form of Government: Modern-day Italy – Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Repulic
Current Constitution Date: June 2, 1946
Ancient Roman Empirephoto source: Wikimedia Common
Along with the ancient Greeks, the ancient Romans made several contributions to modern government, law, and politics. According to Roman mythology, Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE by Romulus and Remus, who were descended from the Trojan prince Aeneas.
Ancient Greece
Year Established and Ended: c.1100 BCE – c.600 CE
Current Form of Government: Unitary Parliamentary Republic
Current Constitution Date: June 11, 1975
Ancient GreeceThe government of ancient Greece, particularly from the Classical period (c.500 – c.323 BCE), is considered one of the most influential in modern history. As everyone already knows, the Greeks were responsible for establishing democracy, which is a form of government used by much of the world today.
China
Year Established and Ended: c.2070 BCE – present
Current Form of Government: Unitary One-Party Socialist Republic
Current Constitution Date: December 4, 1982
Like Japan, the history of China’s very first dynasty (Xia dynasty c.2070 – c.1600 BCE) is considered apocryphal and although its existence is widely believed by the Chinese it may not be historically accurate. After the Xia dynasty, a few more dynasties rose in ancient China before the Imperial period began in 221 BCE.
Ancient Egypt
Year Established and Ended: c.3050 BCE – 641 CE
Current Form of Government: Unitary Semi-Presidential Rebublic
Current Constitution Date: January 18, 2014
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The ancient Egyptians have the most well-known and thoroughly documented government out of all the first civilizations. Through the records that the ancient Egyptians kept we know that every aspect of Egyptian life was organized and ruled over the different levels of government
Harappan Civilization (Indus Valley)
Year Established and Ended: c.3300 – c.1300 BCE
Current Form of Government: None – spread across what is now several different countries
Current Constitution Date: None
Harappan Civilizationphoto source: Wikimedia Common
Not much is known about the Harappan Civilization’s government but archaeological evidence suggests that they did have some some kind of central leadership. The Harappans were known for their well thought out urban planning as all of the cities uncovered had the same layout – this would have required a central government.