Ancient Greece governments

What does the word democracy mean?

• kings rule

• the people rule

• the gods rule

Which of the four forms of government lasted the longest in Ancient Greece?

• oligarchy
• tyranny
• democracy
• monarchy

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people is called 

• a monarch
• an oligarchy
• a tyranny
• a democracy

Most oligarchs were 

• aristocrats
• poor
• foreigners
• kings

What kind of laws did the oligarchs pass?

• they passed laws that favored the rich
• they passed laws that helped the poor improve their lives
• they passed laws that were fair to both the rich and the poor
• they passed laws that were unfair to the rich

In what type of government does the power pass on to the children when the ruler dies?

• monarchy
• democracy
• tyranny
• oligarchy

What type of government exists when all citizens share in the ruling power?

• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Democracy
• Monarchy

Where one person takes all the power

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

• democracy

A monarchy is ruled by a

• priest

• president

• dictator

• king/queen

Athens had a ___________ democracy, where every citizen could vote on every issue.

• sole

• representative

• direct