Democracy
What is the definition of Democracy?
Government by the people
What is the definition of a republic?
Government by the people
what is the definition for oligarchy
Ruled by the few
Who rules in a monarchy?
king or queen
What is silk made out of?
Who has power in a democracy?
Eligible voters (in a democracy everyone gets an equal say)
what is the term for 'ordinary people' in a republic?
Plebians
What is another word for oligarchy
aristocracy
what are the two types of monarchies?
limited and absolute
Why was silk so valuable and considered rare?
Long process, Kept secret from the world
What country started Democracy?
Greece (Athens)
What is the term for the wealthy nobles in a republic?
Patricians
Who has power in an oligarchy?
A small group of people often considered 'better' based on ancestry or wealth
who does not have power in an empire?
Those being colonized
trade = money and money =power
Who were eligible voters in a democracy?
Land owners, men, non slaves
Who was the first leader of the Roman Republic?
Junius Brutus
name an area that practiced oligarchy (examples in the slideshow)
India, Sparta, Rome, England, Japan, France (all historically)
who has the power in a dictatorship?
The dictator
What are the four factors of a successful economy?
resources, capitol, labor, market
what type of government is the united states?
Democratic republic
What was the first place to have a republic as a government style?
Rome
Why do people argue that the united states is more similar to an oligarchy?
Usually because only the wealthy tend to run for government
What is the term someone often does in a dictatorship to gain more power?
Coup d'etat 'overthrow the state'
list five goods that were sold on the silk road
answers will vary: horses, silk, spices, pottery, dyes, art, rugs, foreign food,