8.2 Democracy is Born

How were laws developed in a monarchy?

• The Assembly voted on them.

• The aristocrats made them.

• There were no laws in a monarchy.

• The king made them.

Which of the following best describes a difference between a king and a tyrant?

• A king is elected, but a tyrant seizes power.

• A king is elected, but a tyrant inherits power.

• A king inherits power, but a tyrant seizes it.

• A king leads the assembly, but a tyrant disbands it.

What type of government does the following list describe? *There is one ruler. *The ruler usually inherited power. *The ruler usually passed on leadership to his son.

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• tyranny

__________________ was the father of democracy; he thought that aristocrats should not take part in government.

• Pericles

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

_____________________ ruled Athens from 460 BC to 429 BC. He encouraged people to participate in government.

• Pericles

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

a leader who held power through the use of force and fear

• citizens

• democracy

• tyrant

• oligarchy

people who have the right to participate in government

• tyrant

• citizens

• democracy

• oligarchy

a type of government where only a few people have power

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

rich land owners

• citizens

• aristocrats

• democracy

• tridents