Introduction
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
100
How did geography affect Greek settlements?
Steep mountains isolated communities.
100
What did the aristocrats make the king do?
Vote for the next monarchies.
100
Who were the oligarchs?
oligarchs were rich aristocrats
100
How long did tyrants rule?
100 years
100
Who made important decisions?
An assembly made important decisions.
200
What did the Greeks have in common?
The Greeks spoke the same language and each city had their own farmland.
200
How did the king pass down his power?
Through family.
200
What came after the oligarchs?
tyranny came after the oligarchs
200
Was power passed down to the son?
No.
200
Did citizens have equal power in Athens?
Yes.
300
Does each city-state have similarities to a country?
Yes, because each city-state had its own laws, its own army and its own form of money.
300
Who did the king pass power to?
Usually his oldest son.
300
What happened to the farmers who were unable to pay debt?
the farmers got sold into slavery
300
Did the ruler have limits to their power?
No. There were no limits.
300
What is something that free people could do?
They could speak out and vote.
400
Who were the first people to form city-states?
The Mesopotamians.
400
What did the aristocrats think about the king having all the power to himself?
They did not like it.
400
What happened to the oligarchs
the oligarchs were taken over by the armies
400
Who did the king help?
The poor
400
Democracy allowed citizens to do what?
Vote.
500
Name all the boys in the class.
Vince, Jack, Chase, Lawry, Nicholas, Tyler
500
What did the aristocrats to the king?
They overthrew him.
500
What did the oligarchs do with the poor
they ignored them
500
Why did Hippias rule more harshly?
Because his brother was killed.
500
How was Athens' democracy different from the US's democracy?
In Athens, every citizen could vote on every issue.
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