Vocabulary
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100
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few.
What is an oligarchy
100
A __________ or _________ is the name given to a single ruler who holds all the power in a country or empire.
monarch, king
100
It was possible for different parts of Greece to have different forms of government because different languages made communication difficult.
False - steep mountains kept people from different areas apart.
100
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a lawful king.
What is a tyranny
200
An early city that is like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.
What is a city-state
200
Part of the reason that Oligarchs were powerful was because they were ___________ and owned _______.
wealthy, land
200
The form of government that usually developed in a Greek city-state first was a monarchy.
True
200
A form of government in which the ruling power is shared by all citizens.
What is a democracy
300
A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society.
What is an aristocrat
300
The first form of democracy to develop in ancient Greece was called ___________ democracy.
direct
300
Most kings in ancient Greece came to power because they used soldiers to take control.
False - they inherited it from a relative.
300
A group of citizens in an ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws.
What is an assembly
400
A person who seizes power illegally.
What is a tyrant
400
The form of government that we have in the United States today is called a _____________ democracy.
representative
400
The English word democrat comes from a Greek word meaning "few."
False - oligarch
400
A single ruler who holds all power in a country or empire.
What is a monarch
500
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.
What is a monarchy
500
Democracy first developed in the city-state of __________.
Athens
500
On an ordinary day, an oligarch might sell goods in the market.
False - take part in a chariot race.
500
One of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.
What is an oligarch
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