Rise of Democracy Vocab

a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

• democracy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• monarchy

to put a decision or plan into effect

• required

• implemented

• reversed

• ignored

a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

• citizen

• soldier

• aristocrat

• slave

to act or decide in a way that is the opposite of what has been established

• insisted

• ignored

• required

• hostile

a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

• monarchy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• assembly

a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

• democracy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• assembly

a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation

• citizen

• soldier

• official

to act in a way that is unfriendly and angry toward a particular person or object

• reversed

• implemented

• insisted

• hostile

government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king

• democracy

• tyranny

• monarchy

• assembly