Types of Early Governments

Each city governed itself with its own laws, army, and economy

• City-state

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

• Republic

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Republic
• Monarchy

 People elect representatives to make laws/decisions for them, a government without a monarch.

• Anarchy
• Republic
• Dictator
• Monarchy

Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state. 

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Monarchy
• Anarchy

Leaders made decisions with the help of elders or councils, based on traditions.

• Tyranny

• Tribal Council

• Republic

• Oligarchy

Ruled by a small group of powerful warriors and nobles; decisions were made by a few elite.

• Pure Democracy

• Tribal Council

• City-State

• Oligarchy

Citizens (free adult males) voted directly on laws in the Assembly.

• Pure Democracy

• Republic

• Tyranny

• City-State

One person seized power (not inherited), often by force, and ruled harshly.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Tyranny

• Theocracy