Lesson 26 Vocab/ Study Guide Flashcards
A member of the most powerful class in Ancient Greek society
aristocrat
A group of citizens, in an 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 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
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 citizens
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
Why were some tyrants well like?
Made laws that improved people’s lives
What time did many city-states come under the rule of tyrants?
Mid 600’s BCE
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule
Military force