Lesson 10 Vocab/study Guide Flashcards

1
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member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

A

Arictrocrats

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2
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group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

A

Assembly

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3
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person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation

A

Citizen

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4
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government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives

A

Democracy

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5
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to act in a way that is unfriendly and angry toward a particular person or object

A

Hostile

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6
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to knowingly not pay attention to something or someone

A

Ignored

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7
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put a decision or plan into effect

A

Implemented

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8
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firmly and repeatedly stating a point of view

A

Insisted

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9
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government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

A

Monarchy

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10
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a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

A

Oligarchy

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11
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to have to do something based on a rule or command

A

Required

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12
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to act or decide in a way that is the opposite of what has been established

A

Reversed

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13
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government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king

A

Tyranny

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14
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Under the rule of the oligarchs, what happened to most of the poor people?

A

Got poorer

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15
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What was the same throughout the Greek city-state

A

Language

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16
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Ancient Greece communities are called

A

City states

17
Q

The lawmaking group in Athens was called the ____ and all ____ could vote in it.

A

Assembly/Male citizens

18
Q

In times of war the king relied on the _____ for money to raise and supply an army

A

Arictrocrats

19
Q

In a Monarchy the king has what type of power

A

Absolute

20
Q

What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens

A

Democracy

21
Q

How was Ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States
today?

A

Citizens voted on issues

22
Q

How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government

A

Citizens shared ruling power

23
Q

Why were some tyrants well liked

A

They improved people’s lives

24
Q

What time did many city-states come under the rule of tyrants

A

Mid 600’s

25
Q

In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule

A

Force

26
Q

Who would have said these words ( I was in the army when people began to complain about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the people’s help, I became a leader.)

A

Tyrants

27
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Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between

A

Army leaders and poor people

28
Q

What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass

A

Laws that favored the rich

29
Q

What might an oligarch do on an ordinary day

A

Hunting/chariot racing/ partying

30
Q

Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”

A

Oligarch

31
Q

What happened to the king’s advisers after the king lost power

A

They became oligarchs

32
Q

Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats

A

Rich men who owned land

33
Q

How did most kings in Ancient Greece come to power

A

They inherited it from a relative

34
Q

How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?

A

Steep mountains

35
Q

Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first

A

Monarchy