1. HOMEWORK
Complete the third section of your Pictoword handout – THIS WILL COUNT AS A QUIZ GRADE WHEN FULLY COMPLETED!!!!!
DO NOW: Fill in the next row of your Scale of Governments of Ancient Greece Handout

2. BE CAREFUL WITH THE DESKS
BE CAREFUL WITH THE DESKS!!!! THEY WERE JUST CHECKED AND RECENTLY TIGHTENED!!!! YOU WILL BE WRITTEN UP IF YOU ARE LOOSENING THE SCREWS ON THE DESKS!!!!!

3. GO OVER GREEK GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

4. Quiz on greek governments – Tuesday 10/6 study guide will be handed out tomorrow – 10/1

5. Strike up the band

6. tyranny– the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a lawful king

7. Who had the power? One person (The Tyrant) has the power a tyrant is different than a monarch in 2 ways: 1. a tyrant can not claim he has a legitIMATE right to rule 2. a tyrant’s son usually does not inherit his father’s power

8. Good tyrants most Greek tyrants were military leaders who gained the support of people by promising them better lives, more food, and easier working conditions once in control, many tyrants ruled well by assisting the poor and wiping out debts of poor farmers some even took away land from the aristocrats and gave it to the poor

9. Bad tyrants other tyrants were not as nice
Bad tyrants other tyrants were not as nice. They ruled with absolute authority and all of Their decisions were final. Most of these bad tyrants were forced out by the common people

10. role of the common people the people were still forced to follow their tyrant, regardless of how much they liked or did not like him. The tyrant would make the laws, lead religious ceremonies, lead the army, and punish people who owed money

11. How did the ruler eventually lose power
How did the ruler eventually lose power? Most of the bad tyrants were forced out by the people because they were unhappy with the way their city-state was being led. The people thought that it would be a better idea to go back to a group of people leading the city-state, but this group would be much larger than an oligarchy

12. Hippias and Hipparchus Hippias was the last tyrant of Athens and was a benevolent tyrant for most of his time as ruler. He led along with his brother, Hipparchus then, enemies of the brothers murdered Hipparchus and Hippias ruled more harshly after that. He paid spies to report anyone who said anything bad about him or disagreed with him. Eventually, his time as tyrant became more and more unbearable and he was forced to leave power by the people