Monarchy
This person holds all the power in a monarchy.
Who is the monarch, also known as a king or queen?
In an oligarchy, the power to rule rests in the hands of...
What is a small group group of people or a few families?
This is the name of a person who has all the power and control to govern in a tyranny.
Who is a tyrant?
The name of the city-state best known for its military oligarchy.
What is the city-state Sparta?
This country has an incredibly famous monarchy in our world today.
What is the United Kingdom?
The word Monarchy directly translates to this.
What is one to rule?
The meaning of the Greek word 'oligos.'
What is few?
This illegal and dangerous practice is what allows most tyrants to gain power and control over a nation.
What is murder?
The class of people who overthrew the first Greek monarch.
Who was the warrior class?
There are two types of Monarchies. One type is called Absolute Monarchy, which was more common in the historical past. This other type of monarchy is more common in the world today.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
The meaning of the Greek word 'archon.'
What is to rule?
This is what happened when the father of an elite family died.
What is power was given to the oldest son?
The meaning of the Greek word 'tyrannos.'
What is illegitimate ruler?
This early civilization in Ancient Greece was known for governing by monarchy.
Who are the Mycenaeans?
Roughly this many countries govern via oligarchy in the world today.
What is ten?
(including Iran, Russia, and Venezuela)
When a monarch dies, power is passed on to this person.
Who is the oldest son?
Explain why oligarchies often fail.
What is because oligarchies make better lives for the rulers, not the people?
In order to gain supporters or followers, a tyrant would often do this.
What is make promises to citizens that were hard to fulfill for an extended period of time?
Most average Ancient Greek citizens experienced this during the reign of the oligarchs.
What is poverty?
In 2019, over half the countries in the world govern using these type of government.
What is a Democracy?
The name of the group of people who make decisions if a monarch dies and leaves the government in the hands of child too young to make decisions.
Who is the council?
This word describes the type of lifestyle that the oligarchs and their families lived.
What is luxurious?
Tyrants would never be successful if it wasn't for this.
What is the support of citizens?
The reason why the Ancient Greeks eventually shifted to a democracy.
What is because the Ancient Greek people were tired of having an unstable government and wanted to instead rule themselves?
It is uncommon to hear about a tyranny in the world today in 2019. More commonly, we now refer to countries led by all-powerful singular rulers with complete and full control as this type of government.
What is a dictatorship?