Vocab 1
This is a wealthy landowner who belonged to the most powerful class in Ancient Greece
Who is an Aristocrat?
Who did the poor turn to when they wanted the oligarchs overthrown?
Who are military leaders?
Name 2 duties that kings had in ancient Greece
What are the authority of make and enforce laws, act as judges, lead armies, and conduct religious ceremonies?
What are 2 reasons why some greeks didn't like democracy
What is they viewed it as weak and felt most citizens were not smart enough to vote?
Greek city-state that was the political and geographic center of life
What is a polis?
In this type of democracy, people elect representatives to vote on issues for them
What is a Representative Democracy?
How were most Tyrants in Ancient Greece different from modern dictatorships?
What is most Tyrants were well liked and good rulers?
This was the most important thing to a greek citizen and the good of it came before anything else
What is a polis?
A group of citizens in Athens with the power to pass laws
Who is The Assembly?
Who is an Oligarch?
This was the last Tyrant to rule Athens
Who is Hippias?
Name 2 ways in which a Monarch and a Tyrant were different?
Aristocrats gained more and more power due to what?
What is their wealth?
How did most greek monarchs gain their power?
What is by inheritance?
This person holds absolute power in a Tyranny
Who is a Tyrant
At first, most Greek Polis's had this form of government
What is a Monarchy?
This type of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few?
What is an Oligarchy?
In this form of government the ruling power is in the hands of a king
What is a Monarchy?
This is considered one of the Greatest gifts from the Ancient Greeks
What is Democracy?
In this type of democracy citizens vote on every single issue
People who hold certain rights or duties to a city-state or nation
Who are citizens?
This is a form of government in which absolute power to rule is held by one person?
What is a Tyranny?
How did aristocrats first serve the king?
What is as advisors?
This form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of the people.
What is Democracy?
This was the brother of the last Tyrant of Athens. He was murdered because of his brothers harsh rule
Who is Hipparchus?