Greek Governments

​Ancient Greece Governments

​Ancient Greece Existed from around 2500 BCE and they had many different kinds of governemnt.

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First Lets ask what is a government?

​Democracy Monarchy

Communism Theocracy

Socialism Colonialism

Oligarchy Totalitarism

Aristocracy Military Dictatorship

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​Types of government

​the exercise of political authority over the actions, affairs, etc, of a political unit, people, etc, as well as the performance of certain functions for this unit or body; the action of governing; political rule and administration.

​A Government is

​Governments

Greece is the mother of modern Democracy​

​Lets see what kinds of government existed in Ancient Greece

But first lets see what you think.​

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What kinds of goverments you think existed in Ancient Greece?

During this period the​y had a Monarch whom they called Wanax, this king was elected by a group of people who represented the rest, eventually, the kings demanded they should inherit their power to their primogeniture

​Kings were almighty rulers

​Mycenaean Period

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Do you remeber the powers of a monarch? Which were these?

​• Make laws and set taxes

• Act as judges

• Oversee religious ceremonies

• Lead the army during wars

• Decide punishments for people who disobeyed the laws or didn’t pay taxes

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​There are still Monarchies in the world.

​Powers of a Monarch

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In an oligarchy government, the power to make decisions is in the hands of two to three rich men, usually called oligarchs or kings. The word oligarchy comes from the Greek root words oligos (which means “few”) and arkhein (which means “rule”). ​

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​Oligarchs were greedy.

​Oligarchy

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What did you learn?