Ancient Greece

A ________ is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single person.

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

• Democracy

The word ________ comes from the Greek terms, monos (meaning "single"} and arkhein (meaning "rule").

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

In a Monarchy, the king usually retained his political power for life.

• True

• False

An __________ is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders.

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

The word ________ comes from the Greek terms oligos (meaning  "few") and arkhein (meaning  "rule").

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Tyranny

• Monarchy

In an Oligarchy, political power was often shared among ________, who inherited wealth and power from their families, and a king.

• democrats

• aristocrats

• republicans

• bureaucrats

Citizens in an oligarchy enjoyed certain protections, although they lacked full political rights, such as voting.

• True

• False

By the 400s B.C.E., a stable oligarchy ruled only one city-state, ________.

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Asia Minor

A _______ is a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control, often by illegal means.

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

The word _______comes from the Greek word tyrannos, which means "usurper with supreme power."

• tyranny

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy