Unit 4-3: Greek Governments

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

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

• Monarch
• Assembly
• Tyrant
• Aristocrat

A(n) ____ is a group of people in an ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws.

• oligarch
• assembly
• monarch
• tyrant

A(n)  ____ is a single ruler, such as a king, queen, or emperor, who holds all the power in a country or empire.

• monarch
• citizen
• tyrant
• oligarch

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A(n)  ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.

• assembly
• oligarch
• citizen
• tyrnat