GOVERNMENT IN GREECE

MONARCHY

MYCENAE

KING

• Decides
• Rule is hereditary
• Claimed Devine authority

REBELLION

• Felt it was unfair
• Wanted more power

ARISTOCRACY

• Power is in the hands of
• Family
• Nobles

Athens

DECISIONS MADE BY

• Hereditary/family
• Nobility
• Social rank
• Wealth
• Who you know

REBELLION

• People thought it was unfair
• Because it favored the upper-class

OLIGARCHY

• Ruled by a few people
• One main wealthy ruler

SPARTA

OPERATIONS

• Small group of citizens
• Based of wealth and ability
• One military leader

LIKED THE IDEA

• Kept it for local governments
• But changed the city states

TYRANNY

• A government ruled by
• Powerful idivuduals
• Nobles. Wealthy citizens
• Seized control by appealing
• To the common people for support

CORINTH ATHENS

TYRANT

PEOPLE

• Felt the tyrant had too much power
• overthrew them

DEMOCRACY

ATHENS

RULED BY

• Citizens
• citizenship and majority rules decides votes
• Landowners who were males over 18 could vote

FINALLY

SOURCES

• http://www.stylifyyourblog.com/2012/05/establishing-authority-in-blogging.h...
• http://passionatescribbles.blogspot.com/2011/12/shoe-sizes.html
• http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Alexander-the-Great-Suppressing-a-Rebellion-i...
• http://grandconspiracy.wordpress.com
• http://opifacts.com/801/

SOURCES

• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
• http://www.constitution.org/tyr/prin_tyr.htm
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/427558/oligarchy
• http://www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond/iraq/WhaIsDemocracy012004.htm