Politics of Ancient Greece

What was the name for the community structure in ancient Greece?

• polis

• kingdom

• empire

What is a monarchy?

• a form of government where citizens vote for their leaders

• a form of government where one person is in charge (usually a king or queen)

• a form of government where a select and small group of leaders are in charge.

The Mycenaeans were one of the first groups of ancient Greece to use a

• democracy

• monarchy

• tyranny

A type of government where a small number of people are in charge.

One of the more famous Greek city-states with an oligarchy form of government was _______.

• Athens

• Sardis

• Sparta

In a monarchy, when the king dies, his power traditionally goes to

• his oldest son

• his youngest son

• his wife

A government where one person has all the power is called a _________

• democracy

• oligarchy

• tyranny

Tyrants often take over a government by force.

• True

• False

In Athens, only adult men who had finished their military training could vote.

• True

• False

The democratic government in ancient Athens had ____ branches of government.

• 2

• 3

• 4