Brandon - Lesson 26 The Rise of Democracy

Different parts of Greece had different forms of ​ (a)   because ​ (b)   kept people in different areas of the country ​ (c)   . They kept Ancient Greek communities called ​ (d)   isolated from one another.

• government
• steep mountains
• apart
• river valleys
• together
• city-states

Match the following

• Oligarchy

• Had problems and not all Greeks believed that it was a beneficial type of government.

• Monarchy

• Lasted from about 800-650 BCE

• Democracy

• In times of war, the aristocrats provided money and supplies for the king's army.

• Tyranny

• Form of government where the ruling power is held by one person who is not a lawful king.

Match the following

• Monarchy

• Ancient Greek types of this form are very different than our form today.

• Oligarchy

• Sometimes called a dictatorship.

• Tyranny

• Passed laws that favored or helped the rich. Rich became richer, poor became poorer.

• Democracy

• Type of government that usually came first in the Greek city-states.

Match the following

• Tyranny

• In Ancient Greece, the lawmaking group was called the assembly, and all free male citizens could vote in it.

• Monarchy

• Leaders spent their time throwing parties and participating in fun events, such as chariot racing.

• Democracy

• Lasted the longest in Ancient Greece, from about 2000-800 BCE.

• Oligarchy

• Most Greek city-states came under this rule around 600 BCE.

Match the following

• Monarchy

• The leader was able to keep his power because he was backed by military force.

• Democracy

• Lost their power because army leaders and poor people formed a partnership to overthrow them from government.

• Oligarchy

• Ruled by a king, who most likely inherited his power from a relative.

• Tyranny

• Citizens in Ancient Greece voted directly on all issues.

Match the following

• Monarchy

• Tyrant

• Democracy

• KING

• Tyranny

• Oligarch

• Oligarchy

• People

Why was democracy different from other forms of government in Ancient Greece?

• The King was able to make all of the decisions.

• Citizens shared ruling power.

• The military made the decisions for the people.

• The poor got rich and the rich got poor.

The most important idea that came from democracy in ancient Greece was that ​ (a)   .​

• people should rule themselves
• elected officials should make decisions
• A King should inherit the throne
• The military is there to rule and protect

A democracy is a type of government where power is held by the ​ (a)   , who exercise power either ​ (b)   or through ​ (c)   .

• people
• King
• Military
• directly
• elected representatives

A tyrant was a leader that was most likely a part of the....

• military

• circus

• Kings Court

• neighboring City-state.