Chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy

What type of government does the following list describe?    There is one ruler.  The ruler usually inherited power.  The ruler passed on leadership to his son.

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

How did tyrants sometimes lose power?

• They died of old age or illness.
• They were replaced by stronger individuals.
• They were overthrown by the people.
• They were voted out of office. 

How were laws developed in a monarchy?

• The Assembly voted on them.
• The king made them.
• The aristocrats made them.
• There were no laws in a monarchy

In ancient Greek settlements, governments tended to develop in a predictable order.  Which form of government usually came first?

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

In a monarchy, a small group of aristocrats advised and provided supplies for the king.  What became of the aristocrats when kings no longer ruled Greek city-states?

• They became the ruling group.
• They became Ionian kings.
• They became democratic leaders.
• They became slaves.

Which of the following best describes the difference between a king and a tyrant?

• A king is elected, but a tyrant seizes power.
• A king is elected, but a tyrant inherits power.
• A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it.
• A king leads the assembly, but a tyrant disbands it.

Which of the following best describes democracy in Athens?

• Citizens elected representatives to make decisions.
• Only free men could speak in the Assembly.
• Widows replaced their dead husbands in the Assembly.
• Citizens supported oligarchs, who made decisions. 

Who would have most likely said these words?  "I was in the army when people started complaining that members of the government were getting richer and passing laws that made everyone else poorer.  So I stepped forward, and with their help, I became leader."

• a king
• a citizen
• an aristocrat
• a tyrant

Which of these shows the correct order in which the ancient Greeks developed the types of government?

• Democracy, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny
• Monarchy, Tyranny, Oligarchy, Democracy
• Tyranny, Oligarchy, Monarchy, Democracy
• Monarch, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy

A(n)  _____  is a person who seizes power illegally, usually by force.

• Monarch
• Assembly
• Tyrant
• Aristocrat