Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________ Blk ____ NOTES: Types of Governments of Ancient Greece MONARCHY Who has the power to make decisions? ● ____________ person called a _____________ or ____________ Greek Roots/ Meanings _______________ (_________________) AND ________________ (___________________) How long did they rule? From about ______________ to ________________ Who gave them power? How did monarchies operate? Kings of ancient Greece had total power to…. The King’s Council The Problem with Councils At first, __________ by the ____________ of the _______-_______, and when one died, another _____________ was selected to take their place. Over time, kings demanded that when they ________, their ___________ be passed to their ____________, usually their oldest ________. ● ● ● ● ● Make ___________ and set ____________ Act as ______________ Oversee ________________ ceremonies Lead the _________ during war Decided _______________ for people who disobeyed the __________ or didn’t pay their ____________. Kings had councils of ________________ who helped them make _______________. Usually they were __________, wealthy men from the city-state. Over time, they realized they had _______________ in numbers; they outnumbered the ____________. They _________________ the monarchy and took _____________ for themselves. By _______ B.C.E., most of the Greek city-states were no longer ___________ by ____________. OLIGARCHY Who has the power to make decisions? Greek Roots/ Meanings Power to make _________ is in the hands of _____ to ______rich men, usually called __________ or kings. _______________ (_________) & _______________ (___________). How long did they rule? From about ______________ to ________________ Used their power to make sure they could... ● Spend their days ______________ or taking part in __________ races AND host and attend ________________ Also used their power to ignore the needs of the people... They ruled by: ● Passing _________that made the ______ people _____________ ● Increasing __________ for ___________ people ● Using the ________ to force the people to __________ their laws Over time... _____________ for the oligarchs ___________. Eventually, the ______ turned to other ______________who promised to improve their ______. Typically, they were ___________ in the army who would use their ______________ to throw the oligarchs out of power. By ______ B.C.E., a stable oligarchy ruled only ____ city-state: _______, which was ruled by _____ kings who shared power. TYRANNY Who has the power to make decisions? Is in the hands of ______ person, usually called a _________or dictator, who has taken control _________________. Greek Roots/ Meanings _____________ (______________). Tyrants became known for holding _____________through __________ and ___________ methods. How long did they rule? From about______ B.C.E. to _____ B.C.E., people in some Greek ______-______ looked to men who claimed that they wanted to ___________ kings or oligarchs and to make life ________for the people. Who gave them power? Became tyrants because they just _______ over _____________ usually throwing out the current leader with __________________. How do they differ from monarchies? ________ have only _____ person who rules, a tyranny is ____________ from a monarchy bc they rule by taking over __________. They are not ___________ the right to have power (unlike a ________who takes power because his ____________ was also king). Are they all bad? Most tried to __________ people into accepting their ____________. But there were several who actually did good things for the people. They: ● _____________ the people more ___________ ● lowered ____________ ● used their _____________ to protect the ________________ Not all, but most…. There were always more ___________ and harsh tyrants than good ones. Eventually caused people in many city-states to _________________ and use their strength in numbers to ____________ the tyrant out of power. DEMOCRACY Who has the power to make decisions? Greek Roots/ Meanings The _________ to make decisions is in the hands of ______ of the people, who are called ______________. _______________ (_________) & _______________ (___________). Around _____ B.C.E., the people of __________ became the first in to try How long did they rule? ruling ___________. It lasted into the year _____ B.C.E. and continues in _________ times—not only in Greece, but in countries all over the world. Who gave them power? In a ___________ government, the __________ rule by ____________. Athenian Democracy... Had a __________ democracy, which meant that the _________ruled by: ● Every ____________ could propose a new ________ ● Every citizen could ________ on every _________ ● Every citizen was part of the ______ who decided _______________ Today’s Democracy? Ancient ____________ democracy was different from democracy today. Ex. in the United States, we have a __________________ democracy. In this type of government, people __________ for representatives who then vote on _________ for the people (these people are the members of ___________ and the ____________). Not all love a democracy Sometimes people could “_________” citizens to vote for a ______ law. ● Possible one ________ who secretly wanted extra ________ for himself to convince his friends to vote “yes” only for his _______. ● Some of the _______ & educated citizens thought that poor people were too “______” to make their own decisions; they thought that ________ should stay with the richest people in the city-state. Governments of Ancient Greece: You Be the Judge Directions: Under each picture, write the name of the type of government it most closely matches. a. __________________ b.______________ c.__________________ d.___________________ The BEST type of government is ________________ because ___________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ The WORST type of government is ________________ because _________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
