GOVERNMENT CITY STATES IN GREECE

MONARCHY

• Monarchy- When a king or queen rules over the people or kingdom
• An example of a city state here is Sparta or Athens
• The king and queen made the decisions for the kingdom.

MONARCHY

• A monarchy operates by making rules when they are needed.
• People felt that they were more powerful together and over threw the monarchy.

ARISTOCRACY

• an aristocracy is a form of government in which the ruling body is a small group
• One city state that used aristocracy was Solon around 500 BC

ARISTOCRACY

• The laws were made by a higher class of people.
• These were the people that took part in the government .

OLIGARCHY

• These were a small group of people taking control of a government.
• Athens in 4 BC is an example of a city state here.

OLIGARCHY

• Few people made the decisions, they were not elected by citizens.
• The children were raised for ruling purposes.

TYRANNY

• This means cruel and unfair treatment with power from other people.
• USA 1776 is an example of a tyrannical city state.

TYRANNY

• This is when a cruel ruler is in charge and is one person.
• North Korea is an example of a country with tyranny.

TYRANNY

• One man or woman makes or made the decisions.
• Eventually the people tried to over throw the tyrant but failed.

DEMOCRACY

• This is a form of government where the people get to choose their leader.
• USA today is an example of a democratic country.

DEMOCRACY

• The people vote for a leader who then makes decisions for the country.
• Fo example in the USA the president makes the decisions.

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