Types of Governments
Power stays in the royal family
What is a Monarchy
The kings of ancient Egypt
Who are Pharaohs
The Greek city-state where democracy started
What is Athens
One person takes over and rules with total power.
What is a Dictatorship
The Babylonian king with the famous laws
Who is Hammurabi
When every single citizen gets to vote on every single rule
What is Direct Democracy
The government is run by religious leaders or a god-king
What is a Theocracy
The Roman general who took total control
Who is Julius Caesar
When you pick a politician to go vote on laws for you
What is a Representative Democracy
A small group of rich or powerful people runs things
What is an Oligarchy
The leader who helped make Athens super democratic
Who is Pericles
The group of wealthy, powerful leaders in Rome
what is the Senate