World History/Governments

What did the Ancient Chinese believe gave their dynasties the power to rule?

• A Crown

• An Oracle bone

• The Senate

• The Mandate of Heaven

As part of early Greek culture and government, how would an oligarchy work?

• One single ruler gained power illegally and ruled through violence

• A small group of individuals ruled and made decisions

• One ruler make the laws

• A president created laws

How did a dynasty work?

• Power passed through only the family members that had beards.

• Power was passed to the god-king chosen by the senate.

• Power was passed through a family line from one member to another

• Power was passed through a written dynasty code of laws.

What city in Greece had the first democracy?

• Athens
• Sparta
• Corinth
• Mycenae

What type of government requires all citizens to participate in making laws and voting on them?

• republic
• theocracy
• monarchy
• direct democracy

A monarchy is ruled by a

• priest

• president

• dictator

• king/queen

_____________ is a type of government in which people have a say in deciding the rules and laws of a country.

• democracy

• lyre

• city-state

• phalanx

The type of government the Spartans practiced was

• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny