Athens created the world's first _.

Ancient democracy is the same as modern democracy.

type of government in which people rule themselves

rich landowners

government in which only a few people have power

people with the right to participate in governments

society ruled by rich landowners

leader who rules by the use of force

Athenian leader who ruled at the height of Athenian democracy

The city of Athens in Greece is the birthplace of _.

Athens was ruled first by kings, and then by an oligarchy of _, or rich landowners.

Athenian society was also known as a(n) _ because only people in the the highest social class had power.

Peisistratus, the first _, became a leader of Athens by force.

Athenian democracy reached its height with _, who led the government from 460 to 429 BC.

Athens had a _, in which every citizen could participate and the majority ruled.

The United States operates as a _, in which citizens elect people to represent them.

An oligarchy is a government in which only a few people have power.

Greece is considered the birthplace of democracy, which is a type of government in which people rule themselves.

Democracy in Athens reached its height under the rule of a brilliant leader named Cleisthenes.

In the 590s BC, a leader named Solon ruled that all free men living in Athens were aristocrats.

The oligarchy in Athens lasted until one noble overthrew the government and ruled it alone as a tyrant.