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Ancient Greece Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four types of government in Ancient Greece and how long did they last? | Monarchy 2000 - 800BCE Oligarchy 800 - 650BCE Tyranny 650 - 500BCE Democracy 500BCE onwards |
| How did geography impact the development of the city states in Ancient Greece? | Mountains and Islands made it difficult to communicate with other city-states. |
| What is one similarity between all the city-states? | They all spoke the same language |
| Define Monarchy | One ruler who inherits power |
| Define Aristocrats | Wealthy men who advise the king |
| What does Aristocrat mean? | Best |
| How did monarchy come to an end in some city-states? | Aristocrats overthrew the king |
| Define Oligarchy | A few wealthy men who rule |
| What does the word Oligarchy come from? | Few |
| What did oligarchs like to do? | Went to parties, had chariot races, went hunting. |
| What kinds of laws did oligarchs pass? | Laws that made the rich richer and the poor poorer. |
| How did the oligarchs get overthrown? | The poor sided up with a general in the army. The general overthrew the oligarchs. |
| Define Tyranny | One person ruling who is not a lawful king (tyrant) |
| Were tyrants in Ancient Greece good or bad? | Good because some helped the poor. Bad because after a while tyrants ruled harshly. |
| What eventually happened to tyranny in Ancient Greece? | The people drove the tyrants out. Tyrants were killed. |
| Define Democracy | Rule by the people |
| Define Citizen | Person who can vote |
| Define Assembly | Lawmaking group |
| Who could vote in Athens? Who could not? | Free men could vote. Women, enslaved people, and foreigners could not vote. |
| Why did some Greeks not like democracy? | Citizens persuade others to vote unwisely. |
| How is democracy in Athens different than democracy in the USA today? | Athens had a direct democracy where every citizen voted on every issue. USA is a representative democracy where citizens vote for a representative who votes on the issues. |
| What is a chariot race and how does it connect to oligarchs? | Chariot races are carts pulled by horses that rich men race. This connects to oligarchs because the oligarchs would ride the chariots for fun. |
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