Places and people have contributed to the American government such as Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and the Judeo-Christian Traditions. Ancient Athens, Greece,has contributed to the development of American government and values, which can be seen in the writings of Pericles, Plato, and Aristotle. Ancient Rome has contributed to the development of American society and government through its values, republic, and empire. Perspectives of equality for all people, the obligation of the people and the community to battle oppression, and the sacred worth of the individual, garnered from Judeo-Christian Traditions, have contributed to the development and growth of the American government.

Ancient Athens has contributed to the development of American government and values, which can be seen in the writings of Pericles, Plato, and Aristotle. Pericles has contributed to the development of American values through his writings, which conceptualized equality. He believed everyone should be equal, and the...