The Rise of Democracy How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?

VOCABULARYFind the definitions for the following vocab words in the textbook pages.

1. Monarchy

2. Oligarchy

3. Democracy

4. Assembly

5. Aristocrat

6. Tyranny

7. Citizen

READING As you read the textbook pages, fill in the blanks.

Intro:

The ancient Greeks had numerous things in common. They all spoke the same __________________________. The Greek people did not view Greece as one, united country. They identified with a hometown that they called their “____________”. Because each city maintained its own laws, army and currency, ancient Greek cities were called __________________. The four forms of government that developed in

the Greek city-states were: ______________________, ________________, __________________ and _____________________. The Greeks eventually developed _________________, a system in which they could govern themselves. This form of _____________________ is perhaps ancient Greece’s greatest _________________ to modern society.

Monarchy:

A __________________ or king, ruled most Greek city-states. In a ____________________, the governing power is in the hands of _________ individual, usually a king. Greek settlements did NOT allow ___________________ to govern.In time, kings demanded that after their death, their power be passed on to their ______________, typically to the ___________ ___________. The kings had the authority to ____________________ and act as __________________. They conducted ________________________ ceremonies and _________ their __________________ during ____________. Kings had councils of ____________________ to __________________ them.

Oligarchy:

A small group of wealthy men were called _____________________, from a Greek word meaning ___________. This is when a ruling power lies in the hands of a _______________________.Oligarchs had very comfortable lives and often spent their days either ___________________ or participating in ________________________________. In the evenings, they might ___________ or attend _____________, where slaves and performers entertained guests. The oligarchs ignored a majority of the people’s ________________. By passing laws that favored the _________, the oligarchs __________________ and _______________________ their

own wealth. Under the oligarchs, the ___________ became _____________ and the __________________ became _________________.

Tyranny:

Men who forced the oligarchs from power were called ____________________. In a ________________, the ruling power belongs solely to ______________________________ who is not a lawful king. A tyranny is sometimes called a ______________________, and a tyrant is another name for a _________________. A tyranny _________________ from a monarchy in several ways. First, tyrants cannot claim that the ______________ of the land give them the __________________________________________. There are no legal _________________ on tyrants’ _________________. Most Greek tyrants were ___________________________ leaders who gained the ________________ of the people by _____________________ them more ________________.

Democracy:

The people of ________________ were the first in Greece to attempt to ________________________. They developed a form of government called _____________________, or “____________________________”. In a democracy, ____________ citizens share in the _______________ power. The government of Athens was a _______________ democracy, in which every citizen is allowed to _____________ on _____________ issue. Unlike Athens, the United States is a ________________________ democracy. In this type of government, _________________ may vote for _______________________ who then decide issues on ______________ of the people. In Athens, the city had an __________________, or ______________________ group.

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