lesson 26 vocab and study guide

Question 1

aristocrat

Answer 1

a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

Question 2

assembly

Answer 2

a group of citizen, in an ancient Greek democracy, with power to pass laws

Question 3

citizen

Answer 3

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

Question 4

democracy

Answer 4

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

Question 5

hostile

Answer 5

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

Question 6

ignored

Answer 6

to knowingly not pay attention to something or someone

Question 7

implemented

Answer 7

to put decision or plant tinto effect

Question 8

insisted

Answer 8

firmly and repeatedly stating a point of view

Question 9

monarchy

Answer 9

a government in which the ruling power ibis in the hands of one person

Question 10

oligarchy

Answer 10

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

Question 11

required

Answer 11

to have to do something based on a rule or command

Question 12

reversed

Answer 12

to ace or decide in a way that is opposite of what has been established

Question 13

tyranny

Answer 13

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

Question 14

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

Answer 14

They got poorer

Question 15

What was the same through the Greek-city-states

Answer 15

language

Question 16

City States

Answer 16

Ancient Greece communities are called

Question 17

The law making group in a then was called

Answer 17

Assembly and free male citizens

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Aristocrats

Question 19

In a monarchy the king has what type of power

Answer 19

Absolute

Question 20

What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens

Answer 20

People should rule themselves like democracy

Question 21

How was ancient greek democracy different from democracy in the united states today

Answer 21

Citizens voted directly on all issues

Question 22

How was a democracy in athen different from democracy in united states

Answer 22

All citizens shared ruling power

Question 23

why were some tyrants well liked

Answer 23

because they helped the poor and made laws that improved the lives of people

Question 24

what time did many city states come under the rule of tyrants

Answer 24

Mid 600’s

Question 25

In a tyranny what allowed the leader to rule

Answer 25

By force

Question 26

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.)

Answer 26

a tyrant

Question 27

Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between

Answer 27

Many leader and poor people

Question 28

What kinds of laws did oligarchs pass

Answer 28

laws that made them richer or favored the rich

Question 29

what might an oligarchs do on an ordinary day

Answer 29

hunting and host party’s

Question 30

which word come from a greek word meaning few

Answer 30

Oligarchs

Question 31

What happened to the king advisors after the king lost power

Answer 31

Replaced by new ruling authorities

Question 32

who belonged to the oh cult of aristocratic

Answer 32

wealthier men

Question 33

How did most kings in ancient Greece come to power

Answer 33

inheritance

Question 34

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

Answer 34

The steep mountain that grew in diverse ways

Question 35

which form of government in greek city states usually came first

Answer 35

monarchy’s