Copy of 7.2 Sparta & Athens Rev. 1 pgs 1-3

As the Greek city-states grew, there were political changes. The nobles had seized power from the _____________.

• kings
• nobles
• farmers

Who did not like the nobles ruling?

• small businesses
• markets
• small farmers

When loans could not be repaid what happened?

• nobles loaned people more money
• nobles took farmers' land
• kings removed them from the city

Which of the following words best describes, "to give careful thought"?

• stability
• consider
• tyrant
• helot

By 650 B.C. who wanted change?

• government officials
• merchants & officials
• priests

People who were not citizens did not have a say in ruling the ___________.

• island of Crete
• mainland Greece
• polis

The growing political unrest led to the rise of ___________, someone who seizes power and rules with total authority.

• tyrants
• nobles
• officials

Who supported the tyrants when they overthrew the nobles in the 600s B.C.?

• kings
• priests
• hoplites
• helots

Most city-states developed into a democracy or an oligarchy in 500 B.C. when the rule of tyrants ended.

• true
• false

In an ____________, few wealthy people hold power over the larger group of citizens.

• monarchy
• democracy
• oligarchy