Governments in Ancient Greece
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- Q1Which type of government comes from the Greek terms meaning "one to rule?"monarchydemocracyoligarchytyranny60s
- Q2The word "oligarchy" comes from the Greek terms meaning what?"few to rule""people rule""one to rule""illegitimate ruler"60s
- Q3Which type of government comes from the Greek terms meaning "illegitimate ruler?"democracyoligarchymonarchytyranny60s
- Q4The Greek term "demos" means what?fewruleonepeople60s
- Q5In a monarchy, how is the next ruler typically decided?an epic rap battle takes placethe new leader is electedpower is seized by another tyrantthe eldest son takes over60s
- Q6Power in the hands of a warrior family was common under which type of government?oligarchydemocracytyrannymonarchy60s
- Q7How does a tyrant gain power?they are the winner of a rock, paper, scissors challengegain support of the people to overthrow the current governmentthey are electedthey inherit the throne60s
- Q8In which type of government do the citizens participate in discussion, debate, and voting?monarchytyrannyoligarchydemocracy60s
- Q9The Minoans and Mycenaeans practiced which type of government initially?oligarchymonarchydemocracytyranny60s
- Q10Which Greek city-state practiced an oligarchy?SpartaOlympiaCorinthAthens60s
- Q11Which type of leader often used military might or bribery to gain support?tyrantmonarchrespresentativeswarrior kings60s
- Q12Who is credited as starting the first democracy in Greece?Alexander the GreatSolonSocratesArchimedes60s
- Q13Which city-state is most commonly associated with its democratic government?AthensSpartaCorinthThebes60s
- Q14How many Athenians could participate in voting originally?1/43/41/2all60s
- Q15Most monarchies today appear in what form?autocratic monarchiesoligarchic tyrannic monarchiesdemocratic monarchiesconstitutional monarchies60s