1. Greek Governments

2. A form of government that has a single ruler
(usually a king or queen).

4. • Sometimes kings got ruthless or greedy.
Sometimes they were ineffective rulers. Some
were even crazy! People got fed up and
forced a change.

5. A form of
government in
which rule is in
the hands of a
few
people, usually
landowners who
were men.

7. • The leaders in an oligarchy often
thought only of their own interests
and not those of the other citizens.
People became upset at the
inequalities of the system, and the
oligarchy was overthrown.

8. Tyranny

10. • Tyrants came in to power promising to make
things better than what was experienced in
the oligarchy. This power was sometimes
seized through illegal means. Oftentimes
people’s lives did improve at first with more
food than what they had before. BUT, tyrants
sometimes let power go to their heads
causing rebellion to occur eventually.

11. • A form of government in which the
power is in the hands of the citizens.

14. • Once people began to experience the
opportunity to have a say in government, this
became a preferred way of life for many
countries. Democracy thrives when citizens
are informed and involved in the workings of
their government.