1. Warm-up Copy HW Take out pages 8,9 last nights HW I will come around to check it You can meet with your group to discuss final preparations for your game piece

2. Essential Question!!! How has the relationship between citizens and their government changed?

3. Monarchy 2000 BCE - 800 BCE Power in the hands of a king Ruled by…inheritance Lost power by…the fact that the aristocrats realized that together they were more powerful than the king

4. Oligarchy 800 BCE-650 BCE Power in the hands of a few wealthy/powerful Ruled by… passing laws for the rich and hiring armies to force others to obey Lost power by…poor (soldiers) overthrew the government

5. Tyranny 650 BCE-500 BCE Power in the hands of one person, not a lawful king Ruled by force, but often popular Lost power when they stopped helping the people and ruled to harshly

6. Democracy 500 BCE-400 BCE Power by the people Direct (all vote) and Representative (elect people to vote for you) Ruled with an assembly (lawmakers) Problems: Powerful speakers easily persuade the people & decision often reversed

7. Greek Government Video- Greek Government Video-10 minutes Take 3 minutes to preview your video questions. Please complete the handout you are given to follow along and analyze the video on ancient Greek Government.

8. Battle (7 minutes) Monarchy or oligarchy Nobles/aristocrats Help in time of crises More Clisthenes Democracy The assembly Democracy would fail Unity Children, slaves, women, foreigners

9. Government Report Card A=Excellent B=GoodC=Average D=PoorF=Fail Making Efficient Decisions Giving Equality to all People Meeting the Needs of the People Monarchy Oligarchy Tyranny Direct Democracy Representative Democracy

10. Closure! Define the four types of government… Monarchy- power in the hands of one ruler (king or Queen) Oligarchy- power in the hands of a few (rich/smart) Tyranny- absolute ruling power held by one person, not a lawful king Democracy- ruled by the people (directly or through elected officials)