10/2/17 (Grab a new “I Can” paper from the red stool) QOD What form of government came first? A monarchy was the form of government that came first. I can describe an oligarchy.
10/2/17 Agenda I can and QOD Agenda Vocab Flashcards Read and take notes 26.3 Early Greece Map
Quiz Results Colony Settlement Isolated Community Assembly Aristocrat This Week Year Long Discard Colony Settlement Isolated Community Assembly Aristocrat Merchants Aegean Sea Peninsula Geography Shelter
Quiz 2 Flashcards Citizen – a member of a democracy who has certain rights and responsibilities. **City-State – an independent community consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. **Democracy – a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives **Monarchy – A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person. **Natural Resources - useful material that comes from the land
26.3 Oligarchy: A Few People Share Power Oligarchies ruled from 800 to 600 BCE. The power to make political decisions is in the hands of a few people called Oligarchs. They ruled by… Passing laws that protected and increased their wealth Living comfortable lives while the poor worked in the fields
They lost power because They ignored the needs of the majority Passed unpopular laws and enforced them with the army **Rich got richer and poor got poorer** Army leaders and the poor overthrew the oligarchs