Leadership Backyard Vocab

The Egyptian leader, the ______, was thought to be selected by the gods making Egypt a, _______.

• republic, theocracy

• pharaoh, theocracy

• democracy, theocracy

• pharaoh, democracy

The _____ is the idea that ancient China's rulers were selected by the gods making China a ________.

• Mandate of Heaven, theocracy

• Mandate of Heaven, democracy

• theocracy, democracy

• theocracy, republic

When local governments have a referendum where all citizens vote on a law, this is an element of

• theocracy

• republic

• oligarchy

• direct democracy

In Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China when families would maintain power for generations

• republic

• dynasties

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

A government run by a small group of usually wealthy people

In Ancient Rome, a ______ was not a _____ because they only took complete power for a short amount of time to weather a crisis and then gave it back to the people.

• oligarchy, direct democracy

• dictator, republic

• tyrant, dictator

• dictator, tyrant

A polis is a city-state in ancient

The US Congress and the Roman Senate are examples of

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

• legislature

• monarchy

The ephors were the Spartan Council of

Praetors are closest to which branch of government

• executive

• judicial

• legislative