Lesson 26 Vocab/Study Guide Flashcards
A member of the most powerful class in Ancient Greek society
Aristocrat
A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
Assembly
A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
Citizen
A government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
Democracy
To act in a way that is unfriendly and angry toward a particular person or object
Hostile
To knowingly not pay attention to something or someone
Ignored
To put a decision or plan into effect
Implemented
Firmly and repeatedly stating a point of view
Insisted
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
Monarchy
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
Oligarchy
To have to do something based on a rule or command
Required
To act or decide in a way that is the opposite of what has been established
Reversed
Government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
Tyranny
Under the rule of the oligarchs, what happened to most of the poor people?
They became poorer
What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?
Language
Ancient Greece communities are called ____.
City-states
The lawmaking group in Athens was called the ____ and all ____ could vote in it.
Assembly, free men
In times of war the king relied on the _____ for money to raise and supply an army
Aristocrats
In a Monarchy the king has what type of power?
Absolute power
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
People should rule themselves like a democracy
How was Ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
Citizens voted directly on all issues
How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
All citizens shared ruling power
Why were some tyrants well like?
They made laws that improved people’s lives
What time did many city-states come under the rule of tyrants?
Mid 600s B.C.E.
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
Military force
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.)
Tyrant
Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between ____.
Army leaders, poor people
What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?
Laws that favored the rich
What might an oligarch do on an ordinary day?
Hunting, chariot races, parties at night
Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?
Oligarchy
What happened to the king’s advisers after the king lost power?
New ruling group called oligarchy
Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?
Rich men who had land from their families
How did most kings in Ancient Greece come to power?
Inherited it by a relative
How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
The steep mountains kept people from different areas apart
Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
Monarchy
