SS Lesson 26 Vocab/Study Guide Flashcards
Aristocrat
A member of the most powerful class in Ancient Greek society
Assembly
A group of citizens, in an Ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
Citizen
A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
Democracy
A government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
Hostile
To act in a way that is unfriendly and angry toward a particular person or object
Ignored
To knowingly nit pay attention to something or someone
Implemented
To put a decision or plan into effect
Insisted
Firmly and repeated stating a point of view
Monarchy
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
Oligarchy
A government in which the ruling power is on the hands of a few people
Required
To have to do something based on a rule or command
Reversed
To act or decide in a way that is the opposite of what has been established
Tyranny
Government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
Under the rule of the oligarchs, what happened to most of the poor people?
The got poorer
What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?
They spoke the same language
Ancient Greece communities are called _______.
City States
The lawmaking group in Athens was called the _____ and all _____ could vote in it.
Assembly, free male 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?
The idea that people should rule themselves like democracy
How was Ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today?
Their’s was a direct democracy where they voted directly on all issues. Ours is a representative democracy
How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?
All citizens shared ruling power
Why were some tyrants well liked?
Most were military leaders. They promised more rights and improved lives of the poor.
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.)
A tyrant
Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between _________.
Army leaders and poor people
What kind of laws did the oligarchs pass?
Laws that favored the rich
What might an oligarch do on an ordinary day?
Hunting, late night parties, and chariot races
Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?
Oligarchs
What happened to the king’s advisers after the king lost power?
New ruling group called oligarchies
Who belonged to the council of aristocrats?
Rich men who had inherited land through their families
How did most king sin Ancient Greece come to power?
Inheritance of their father’s power
How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
Steep mountains kept people from different areas apart.
Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
Monarchy
