Greece: The Rise of Democracy

Ancient Greek communities are called

• assemblies

• stations

• city-states

• governments

Which of the following contributed most to the isolation of individual Greek city-states?

• steep mountains

• deep rivers

• wide canyons

• great lakes

a member of the most powerful social class in ancient Greek society is called

• assembly

• tyrant

• aristocrat

• monarch

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one lawful person

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

Who advised early Greek monarchs (kings)

• citizens

• tyrants

• presidents

• aristocrats

What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?

• money

• laws

• language

• government

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

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Most oligarchs were:

• Aristocrats

• Tyrants

• Foreigners

• Kings

The oligarchs passed laws that

• favored the rich

• helped the poor improve their rights

• were fair to all (both rich and poor)

• were unfair to the rich

A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who takes the power

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy