Ancient Greece & Rome

The people of Greece did not like being ruled by one person because the laws and taxes were unfair so they decided to....

• protest their government 
• move to a new place
• do nothing. The citizens had no power in government 
• experiment with different types of governments

•One man = one vote

•Assembly & Council of 500

The information above is characteristics of what type of government?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• city-states

•Absolute rule by one person •unfair laws and taxation

• Dictatorship/tyranny 
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Republic

 What social structures (pyramids) in Athens, Sparta and Rome all have in common? 

• They are completely different and have nothing in common
• They are exactly the same 
• Athens and Rome have more similar pyramids than Rome and Sparta
• They all had slaves and a group of wealthy citizens who controlled the government.

"Athens developed democracy while Sparta continued to be ruled under a system of  oligarchies."

• differences in social structures  in Athens and Sparta
• similarities in governments in Athens and Sparta
• differences in governments in Athens and Sparta

What was the goal of education in Sparta?

• educated adults to participate in government 
• to produce tough, healthy adults to become warrior
• teach math and science to promote growth in technology 

What was the education goal of Athens?

• Increase the study of languages and sailing to have more trade routes

• Produce good citizens who could participate in government.

• Promote the study of philosophy, science and mathematics.

Rule by monarchies eventually led to rule by __________ in Greece.
 

• Kings
• Democracies 
• citizens 

Who's cultures influence can be found in modern literature, history, government, medicine, biology, architecture, and sports?

• Rome
• United States
• Greece
• Cats

"Russia’s head of state is the president, who is elected by the people”
What form of government is described above?

• Tyranny
• Theocracy 
• Democracy