U3 Lesson 26 SS study guide

Question 1

Under the rule of the oligarchs, what happened to most of the poor people?

Answer 1

They got poorer

Question 2

What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?

Answer 2

Language

Question 3

Ancient Greece communities are called ____.

Answer 3

City-states

Question 4

The lawmaking group in Athens was called the ____ and all ____ could vote in it.

Answer 4

Assembly and all free men

Question 5

In times of war the king relied on the _____ for money to raise and supply an army.

Answer 5

Aristocrats

Question 6

In a Monarchy the king has what type of power?

Answer 6

Absolute power

Question 7

What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?

Answer 7

The idea of democracy

Question 8

How was Ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States
today?

Answer 8

All free men vote on every issue

Question 9

How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?

Answer 9

All free men share ruling power

Question 10

Why were some tyrants well like?

Answer 10

They made laws that improved people’s lives

Question 11

What time did many city-states come under the rule of tyrants?

Answer 11

Mid 600’s

Question 12

In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?

Answer 12

Military force

Question 13

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.)

Answer 13

Tyrants

Question 14

Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between ____.

Answer 14

Poor people and army leaders

Question 15

What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?

Answer 15

Laws that benefit the rich

Question 16

What might an oligarch do on an ordinary day?

Answer 16

Hunt, have a Chariot race, parties at night

Question 17

Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning “few”?

Answer 17

Oligarchs

Question 18

What happened to the king’s advisers after the king lost power?

Answer 18

A new form of government was created

Question 19

Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats?

Answer 19

Wealthy men

Question 20

How did most kings in Ancient Greece come to power?

Answer 20

Inheriting it from a relative

Question 21

How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?

Answer 21

They were separated by mountains

Question 22

Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?

Answer 22

Monarchy