What were the small group of wealthy men who ruled Greek city states called?
What are oligarchs?
100
What were the men who overthrew the oligarchs called?
What are tyrants?
100
Which city-state does the book list as an example of government by democracy?
What is Athens?
200
What is Jcee's favorite movie?
What is Spiderman from 2002?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Each monarchy was ruled by one of these: __________, but not one of these: __________.
What are a king and a queen?
200
How were Oligarchs DAILY lives different from the poor people they ruled?
What is "They spent their days hunting and taking part in chariot races?"
200
Where is Mr. Eric a football coach at? (city name)
What is Buena Park?
200
Name the two types of democracy listed in the book?
What is respresentative democracy and direct democracy?
300
Three things each city had.
What are their own laws, money and army?
300
What the king's council was made of up.
What are aristocrats?
300
Who is Erick's favorite president?
Who is President Obama?
300
Daily Double!:
What two ways is a tyranny different from a monarchy?
What are a tyrant cannot claim that he has a legal right to rule and a tyrant's son did not inherit his father's power?
300
What was the lawmaking group in the direct democracy of Athens called?
What is an assembly?
400
What area did a city include?
What are the settlement and the surrounding farmland?
400
Name one way the King's power changed over time. (last two paragraphs on page 254)
What are "the aristocrats wanted to share the kings power" and "the aristocrats wanted the king to be elected, not to inherit his power"? (Either answer)
400
How were laws enforced?
What was the oligarchs used the force of the army?
400
How were some tyrants helpful to the poor?
What is they cancelled debts and took land from the aristocrats?
400
Who could speak and vote at the assembly?
Who is a freeman?
500
Name 4 forms of government.
What are oligarchy, monarchy, tyranny, democracy?
500
When did Kings no longer rule the Greek City-States?
What is 800 BCE?
500
How did the poor get rid of the oligarchs?
What is the poor joined forces with the army to overthrow the oligarchs?
500
What was the name of the last tyrant of Athens who did not use his power well?
Who is Hippias?
500
Daily Double!
What was a problem in some democracies?
What are "powerful speakers persuaded ordinary citizens to vote unwisely" or "often, the assembly reversed important decisions after just a few weeks"?