Question 1

What is a monarch?

Accepted Answer

A person (such as a king or queen) who rules a kingdom or empire.

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A country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people.

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A ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair.

Question 2

What is a tyrant?

Accepted Answer

A ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair.

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A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.

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A country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people.

Question 3

What is an oligarchy?

Accepted Answer

A country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people.

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A person (such as a king or queen) who rules a kingdom or empire.

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A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.

Question 4

What is a democracy?

Accepted Answer

A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.

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A ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair.

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A person (such as a king or queen) who rules a kingdom or empire.

Question 5

In ancient Greece, who was allowed to participate in the assembly?

Accepted Answer

men, native born, military training

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slaves, women, children

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men, women, native born

Question 6

What is an aristocrat?

Accepted Answer

A wealthy and powerful person.

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A regular person who was a citizen.

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A  wealthy person who has no power.

Question 7

Why did the era of monarchy end in ancient Greece?

Accepted Answer

The aristocrats became more powerful than the kings because they had more money.

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The king decided to give his power to the wealthy aristocrats.

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The people voted to end the monarchies.

Question 8

Under the rule of the oligarchs, the rich became richer and the poor became _______.

Accepted Answer

poorer

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richer

Question 9

What was the biggest difference between a monarch and a tyrant?

Accepted Answer

The tyrant did not have a legal right to rule.

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The tyrant shared power with other tyrants.

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The tyrant's children would take control after the tyrant's death.

Question 10

What was the first city-state to have a democracy?

Accepted Answer

Athens

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Thebes

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Sparta

Question 11

What as the group of citizens who meet and participated in the democracy called?

Accepted Answer

assembly

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cluster

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city-state

Question 12

What does having a 'direct democracy' mean?

Accepted Answer

Every citizen is allowed to vote on every issue.

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People may vote for representatives who then decide issues on behalf of the people.

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