DO NOW: Complete the Handout on your desk using your textbook HOMEWORK Complete the first section of your Pictoword handout – THIS WILL COUNT AS A QUIZ GRADE WHEN FULLY COMPLETED!!!!! DO NOW: Complete the Handout on your desk using your textbook
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Monarchy – The ruling power is in the hands of one person
Who had the power. usually a king Who had the power? usually a king. Greek settlements did not have queens
How did the ruler eventually lose power How did the ruler eventually lose power? The King would eventually die and his oldest son, the Prince, would take over
Powers of the monarch and role of the common people made laws, conducted religious ceremonies, led armies during the war, used armed soldiers to punish people who did not pay their taxes
King had council to advise them known as aristocrats Aristocrats were usually wealthy men who owned a lot of land. Aristocrats soon realized that since they advised the king, they had the real power and took over
Some cities had the aristocrats saying the king should only rule for a certain number of years. Monarchies were basically gone by 800 BCE
Fill in one row of your Scale of Governments of Ancient Greece Handout