Ancient Greece Review: City-States and Government

1. Ruling Power is in the hands of one ruler, like a king or queen. (It means "one to rule")

• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny

2. Citizens have a say in laws and decide who leads in this government system.

• Tyranny
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy

3. A(n) ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.

• assembly
• oligarch
• citizen
• tyrant

4. "Rule by the few"

• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Democracy
• Monarchy

5. Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government.

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy

6. Which government has one person in charge who rules by force and with total authority?

• monarchy
• oligarchy
• democracy
• tyranny

7. Democracy where citizens participate and vote on laws themselves.

• Direct Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Representative Democracy

8. Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between _______________.

• sailors and fishers
• army leaders and poor people
• merchants and skilled artisans

9. A(n) _____ is a person who seizes power illegally, usually by force.

• Monarch
• Assembly
• Aristocrat
• Tyrant

10. The main marketplace of a polis

• acropolis
• agora
• bazaar
• temple