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Ancient Greece
Question | Answer |
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What is the name of the political regions Greece was divided into? | City - States |
How were officials chosen in Greece? | Voted on by the people |
What continent is Greece located? | Europe |
What city-state did Greece democracy begin? | Athens |
What is an Oligarchy? | A city state ran by wealthy land owners, or wealthy familes |
What is an Aristocracy | Very similar to the oligarchy - Runs in the family - rich people - ancestors |
What is a Monarchy? | A city state ran by a Queen or King |
What is a Direct - Democracy? | The citizens basically vote on everything |
What is an indirect Democracy? | (America) - only vote for leaders and laws |
What is a Tyranny? | A city - state ran by poor people - to help the poor - an illegal way of government |
One fact about Sparta | All focused on war, A Monarchy |
One fact about Athens | Focused on education and Navy, invented democracy |
What form of Ancient Greece Government would you like to live in the best? | I would like to live in Athens. (a democracy) I would be able to get a good education, and be in the very well organized Navy. I also like democracy better too, because it gives more of a voice too the citizens |
What is a Tyrant? | A Tryant is a type of ruler that might help the poor. They took power in an illegal way |
What form of government do we still use today that was introduced by Athens? What is it called? How was it different than ours? Tell me at least two differences. | In Ancient Greece democracy, only men could vote, while now in America, men AND women can vote. In ancient Greece, when someone was on trial, there was 500 jurors, and in America there is only up to 12 |