In an oligarchy the ruling power is in the hands of...
a few people.
100
In a tyranny, the ruling power is in the hands of ...
one person who is not a lawful king
100
In a democracy, who shares in the ruling power?
all citizens.
200
True or False: Because settlements were separated from each other, they developed the same way.
False: They developed in different ways.
200
In a monarchy who inherits power?
The oldest son.
200
Name at least one way oligarchs spent their days?
Hunting, chariot races, laying on couches and drinking wine; parties with slaves and hired professionals entertained guests with music, dance, and acrobatics.
200
Name as least one way a tyranny is different than a monarchy.
Tyrant cannot claim that he has a legal right to rule; second, a tyrant's son does not usually inherit his father's power.
200
Unlike a representative democracy (the U.S.) the Greeds had a _______________democracy.
Direct democracy - every citizen can vote on every issue.
300
True or False: Each city had its own laws, its own army, and its own money.
True
300
Who were the wealthy landowners or merchants who advised the monarch?
Aristocrats
300
Name at least 2 ways the poor people finally get angry with the oligarchs?
They ignored the needs of most people; passed laws the por did not like; used the army to force people to obey them; forced farmers to sell themselves into slavery if they could not pay their debts.
300
Most Greek tyrants were leaders in the ....
Military
300
What is the lawmaking group called.
An assembly
400
On the graphic organizer a group of all kinds of free men who were citizens represented what form of government?
Democracy
400
How did the aristocrats believe that a king should get their power?
They should be elected instead of inheriting it.
400
The poor turned to this group who promised to improve their lives. Who was the group?
The army
400
Who was the last tyrant in the city-state of Athens?
Hippias
400
Not all Greeks believed that democracy was a good type of government. What could powerful speakers sometimes do to ordinary citizens?
Vote unwisely.
500
What two forms of government could be represented by one man?
Both a monarchy and a tyranny
500
Who overthrew the monarchy and took the power for themselves?
The aristocrats.
500
The soldiers threw the oligarchs out of power. Who backed them to do this?
The people
500
When Hippias ruled bacame more and more unbearable what happened?
He was finally forced to leave power.
500
Because of problems with powerful speakers, what was one of two earlier forms of government that Greeks returned to?