Ancient Greek Government

What is a monarchy?

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a king or queen

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control

Which was not a reason for the downfall of the Mycenaean monarchies around the 1200s B.C.E.?

• They people were people were prosperous.

• Their eastern trade routes began to close.

• They fought among themselves.

• They were taken over.

What is an oligarchy?

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people

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

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control

What caused the power of oligarchies to weaken in Greece?

• Food shortages and peasant dissatisfaction

• The people voted the oligarchs out.

• Invasion of outsiders

• The decline of trade routes

What is a tyranny?

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people

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

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control

Who were the tyrants in ancient Greece often supported by?

• The wealthy middle class

• The ruling oligarchies

• The Mycenaeans

• The Dorians

What was the downfall of the tyrants?

• Famine

• Over population

• Isolation

• Greed

What is a democracy?

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few leaders

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of all the people

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

• A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control

Which city-state in ancient Greece developed democracy?

• Mycenae

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Athens

How were officials of the Council of 500 chosen in the Athenian Democracy?

• by inheritance

• by the king

• by assembly vote

• by lottery