Vocabulary
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
100
This is a single ruler usually a king or queen.
What is a monarch?
100
At first, kings in ancient Greece were determined in this manner.
What is they were chosen by the people of the city-states?
100
True or false: the oligarchs were men and women.
What is false; they were all men
100
True or false: tyrants in ancient Greece were either men or women.
What is false (only men!)?
100
Democracy means this______.
What is "rule by the people"?
200
A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society.
What is an aristrocrat?
200
This council made up of these people advised the king.
Who are aristocrats?
200
Oligarch means ________.
What is "few"?
200
Name 1 way tyranny is different from a monarchy.
What is a tyrant 1) does not have a legal right to rule and 2) a tyrant's son does not inherit his father's power?
200
The government of Athens was this type of democracy.
What is a direct democracy?
300
One of several people who together rule a country.
What is an oligarch?
300
Aristocrat means this.
What is "best"?
300
Name 2 activities that oligarchs participated in (part of their daily lives).
What is hunting; chariot races; and parties?
300
True or false: a tyrant was a poor ruler who abused the people.
What is false: sometimes the tyrants ruled well?
300
Today, the United States has this type of democracy.
What is a representative democracy?
400
A person who seizes power by force, usually illegally.
What is a tyrant?
400
True or false: kings in ancient Greek made laws.
What is true?
400
Oligarchs enforced their laws by using this means.
What is they used the army to force people to obey their laws?
400
Name the main reason tyrants did not rule long in ancient Greece.
What is they were forced out by the power of the people?
400
State the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy.
What is in a direct democracy all the men could vote on all issues; in a representative democracy, the people vote for representatives who decide issues in their name or on their behalf?
500
A group of citizens with the power to pass laws.
What is an assembly?
500
This person or persons conducted religious ceremonies and led the army during wars.
Who is the king?
500
The oligarchs passed this law when farmers could not pay their debts.
What is the farmers had to sell themselves into slavery?
500
Many Greek tyrants came from this class of people.
What is the army?
500
This city was the birthplace of democracy.
What is Athens?
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