Ancient Greece - Chapter 26 Study Guide: The Rise of Democracy

The Greek people did not view Greece as one, united country. Rather, they identified with a hometown that they called their "______."

• city-state

• nation

• empire

• kingdom

Because each city maintained its own laws, army, and currency, ancient Greek cities are called ______-___.

• urban-centers

• city-republics

• city-states

• independent-cities

From about 2000 to 800 B.C.E., a ______, or king, ruled most Greek city-states.

• monarch

• demagogue

• oligarch

• philosopher

Initially, the people of a Greek city-state chose the kings. In time, however, kings demanded that, after their death, their power be ______ to their children, typically to the oldest son.

• handed

• granted

• bequeathed

• passed

Kings had councils of ______ to advise them.

• nobles

• soldiers

• aritocrats

• merchants

Between about 800 and 650 B.C.E., most Greek city-states were ruled by a small group of ______ men.

• aristocratic

• democratic

• tyrannical

• wealthy

In an oligarchy, the ruling power lies in the hands of a ______ ______.

• all people

• few people

• numerous individuals

• the general public

Under the rule of the oligarchs, the rich became ______ and the poor became ______.

• richer; poorer

• powerful; weak

• wealthy; indigent

• noble; destitute

The poor eventually turned to other leaders who promised to ______ their lives.

• ignore

• ruin

• improve

• complicate

These men who forced the oligarchs from power were called _______. In a _______, the ruling power belongs solely to one individual who is _______ a lawful king.

• insurgents, monarchy, not

• revolutionaries, autocracy, not

• tyrants, tyranny, not

• dissidents, dictatorship, not