Monarchy
The form of government that usually came first in Greek city states.
What is a monarchy.
This word in English comes from the Greek word meaning "few".
What is oligarch.
This person is most likely to say this: "I was in the army when people began to complain about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the people's help, I became a leader."
Who is a tyrant.
This was about the time the people of Athens decided to attempt to govern themselves.
What is 500 BCE.
This is where the ancient Greeks mostly settled.
What is on the coast near the seas.
Most ancient kings came to power through this.
What is inheritance.
The laws the oligarchs passed typically favored these individuals.
Who are the rich people in ancient Greece.
This allowed the leader to rule in a tyranny.
What is military force.
This was the lawmaking group in Athens' democracy.
What is an assembly.
This was the primary reason why ancient Greeks started colonies.
What is needing more farmland to feed their people.
The time frame that most Greek city states had monarchies.
What is 2000 BCE to 800 BCE.
This was the time frame that ancient Greek city-states typically had oligarchies.
What is 800-650 BCE.
This was typically the time frame many Greek city-states had tyrannies.
What is 650 BCE- 500 BCE.
This was how democracy in Athens was different from other forms of government in Ancient Greece.
What is all citizens shared ruling power.
These were the goods that were traded from the Greek mainland.
What is olive oil and pottery.
These people belonged to the council of aristocrats.
Who were the rich men with land from their families.
Oligarchs typically spent their days doing these two things.
Some tyrants were well-liked because of this.
What is they made laws that improved people's lives.
This is a difference between ancient Greek democracy and the democracy the United States has. (Hint: Ancient Greek democracy did this)
What is citizens voted directly on all issues.
This is how farmers in ancient Greece adjusted to the areas difficult terrain.
What is building flat steps into the hills.
This happened to the King's advisers after the king lost power.
What is the advisers become the new ruling group.
Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between these two.
Who are the army leaders and poor people.
This person was the last tyrant of Athens. After the murder of his brother, he began ruling very harshly.
Who is Hippias.
An important idea that came from ancient Athens.
What is people should rule themselves.
This is what happened after ancient Greeks developed colonies in Asia Minor (Turkey), Spain, France, Italy,Africa, and along the cost of the Black Sea.
What is cultural diffusion.