SS 8-2 6th

●Greece is the birthplace of __________, but not every city-state will practice it.

• land of free

• city state

• democracy

• republic

○The word democracy comes from the Greek words meaning

• “rule of the people”

• "rule by the king"

• "rule by the queen"

• "rule by the dictator"

○Not all Greek city-states became democratic

• TRUE

• FALSE

●In early Athens, the city was originally ruled by a ______.

• queen

• king

• president

• dictators

○Aristocrats rule in an/a ________ , a government in which only a few have power

• heiress

• dictator

• democratic

• oligarchy

○Becomes known as an aristocracy→ ________________.

• only the richest had power

• only the highest social class had power

• only kings and queens had power

• only dictators had power

○They were the richest men in town and the only ones who could be _____________.

○They ran the the economy, served as its generals and its judges

• elected for office

• serving the king and queens

• in a higher social class

• in a lower social class

●Common people had very _______ say in the government.

• little

• lot

• no

●A man named ________ created a new set of laws for Athens

○These laws brought very harsh order to the city

○Minor crimes were punishable by death

• Ducko

• Dagean

• Dave

• Draco

●A man named _______ created a set of laws that was much less harsh

• Davo

• Salan

• Solon

• Draco