1. Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Name:________________________________
Ms. McIntyre
Color:____________
Date:____________
CHAPTER 26
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The Rise of Democracy
Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Suppose you are on a sports team that is one play away from winning a game. Which of these options do you think is the best way to choose the final play of the game?
Have the coach or the assistant coach choose the final play.
Have the three most talented players choose the final play.
Have the most popular player choose the final play.
Have all the team members choose the final play.
Circle your choice above. In the space below, list 2-3 reasons for your choice.
________________________________________________________________

2. Chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy in Greece
Name:________________________________
Ms. McIntyre
Color:____________
Date:____________
Chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy in Greece
What is this chapters essential question? ___________________________________________________________
26.1 Introduction
Why did ancient Greek city-states develop in different ways?
One important difference in development was how the Greeks ________________ ________________.
Describe the features of a Greek city-state:
The Greeks were fiercely proud of their city-states, as apposed to one unified country. Why do you think this might have happened?(hint: geography)
In their history, the Greeks experimented with different forms of government: 1. 2. 3. 4.

3. 26.2 Monarchy: One Person Inherits Power
Dates:___________ to __________.
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Explain how a ruler inherits power:
King of Sparta
List 4 powers of the monarch:
1. ______________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________
Define aristocrat:
What made them ‘wealthy’?
Kings depended on aristocrats for….
But, aristocrats soon realized….
1. First, in some city-states….
2. Then….
3.Eventually….

4. 26.3 Oligarchy: A Few People Share Power
Date:___________
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Define oligarch:
Why were oligarchs wealthy?
DAILY LIFE
OLIGARCHS
POOR 1. 2.
2. Had to pay _______________ 3.
3. Became _____________ if they didn’t pay their taxes/debt
End of the OLIGARCHY
Why did PROBLEMS arise? 1. 2. 3. 4.
Where did the people turn for help?

5. 26.4 Tyranny: One Person Takes Power by Force
Dates:___________
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Define tyrant:
How is tyranny different than monarchy?
Once in power, how did they rule?!? 1. 2. 3.
How did a tyrant gain power?
------PROBLEMS------
Who is Hippias? Explain how did he ruled.
Eventually Athens would try a new form of government called _________________, one that ___________ power among all __________!

6. 26.5 Democracy: All Citizens Share Power
Dates:___________
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Democracy means…
“____________ _____ ________ ______________.”
Define citizen:
Whereas a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY..
In a DIRECT DEMOCRACY…
Explain a direct democracy in Athens.
The United States has a ______________________ democracy - The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the United States Congress. Congress is the legislative, or lawmaking, branch of our government. The job of Congress is to pass bills and make laws. Congress meets in Washington D.C., the capitol of our nation.
List 3 problems that arose
_______________________________________________________________________
OUTCOME____________________________________________________________
The idea that people should ______________ ______________ would survive. The ideal of _______________ would become one of the greatest ___________ of ancient Greece to the __________ world.

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8. Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Name:________________________________
Ms. McIntyre
Color:____________
Date:____________
CHAPTER 26
Chapter 26 Preview
The Rise of Democracy
Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Suppose you are on a sports team that is one play away from winning a game. Which of these options do you think is the best way to choose the final play of the game?
Have the coach or the assistant coach choose the final play.
Have the three most talented players choose the final play.
Have the most popular player choose the final play.
Have all the team members choose the final play.
Circle your choice above. In the space below, list 2-3 reasons for your choice.
__________________________________________________

9. Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Name:________________________________
Ms. McIntyre
Color:____________
Date:____________
Chapter 26: The Rise of Democracy in Greece
Essential Question: How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
26.1 Introduction
Why did ancient Greek city-states develop in different ways?
One important difference in development was how the Greeks ________________ ________________.
Describe the features of a Greek city-state:
The Greeks were fiercely proud of their city-states, as apposed to one unified country. Why do you think this might have happened?(hint: geography)
In their history, the Greeks experimented with different forms of government: 1. 2. 3. 4.

10. 26.2 Monarchy: One Person Inherits Power
Dates:___________ to __________.
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Explain how a ruler inherits power:
King of Sparta
List 4 powers of the monarch:
1. ______________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________

11. 26.2 Monarchy: One Person Inherits Power cont..
Define aristocrat:
What made them ‘wealthy’?
1. First, in some city-states….
Kings depended on aristocrats for….
But, aristocrats soon realized….
2. Then….
3.Eventually….

12. 26.3 Oligarchy: A Few People Share Power
Date:___________
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Define oligarch:
Why were oligarchs wealthy?
DAILY LIFE
OLIGARCHS
POOR 1. 2.
2. Had to pay _______________ 3.
3. Became _____________ if they didn’t pay their taxes/debt

13. 26.3 Oligarchy: A Few People Share Power cont…
End of the OLIGARCHY
Why did PROBLEMS arise? 1. 2. 3. 4.
Where did the people turn for help?

14. 26.4 Tyranny: One Person Takes Power by Force
Dates:___________
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Define tyrant:
How is tyranny different than monarchy?
How did a tyrant gain power?
Once in power, how did they rule?!? 1. 2. 3.

15. 26.4 Tyranny: One Person Takes Power by Force cont…
------PROBLEMS------
Who is Hippias? Explain how did he ruled.
Eventually Athens would try a new form of government called _________________, one that ___________ power among all __________!

16. 26.5 Democracy: All Citizens Share Power
Dates:___________
Power is in the hands of ____________________________
Democracy means…
“____________ _____ ________ ______________.”
Define citizen:
Whereas a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY..
In a DIRECT DEMOCRACY…
Explain a direct democracy in Athens.

17. 26.5 Democracy: All Citizens Share Power cont…
The United States has a ______________________ democracy - The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the United States Congress. Congress is the legislative, or lawmaking, branch of our government. The job of Congress is to pass bills and make laws. Congress meets in Washington D.C., the capitol of our nation.
List 3 problems that arose
____________________________________________________
OUTCOME____________________________________________________________________________________________________
The idea that people should ______________ ______________ would survive. The ideal of _______________ would become one of the greatest ___________ of ancient Greece to the __________ world.

19. The Rise of Democracy in Greece
26.1 Introduction
Because of the _______________of
Greece, the Greeks developed differently because of their isolation from each other.
One important difference in development was how the Greeks _________ ________________.
The Greeks (not perceived as a country) identified themselves with their own _____________ (which included the settlement and surrounding farmland).
Because each city had its own government, the ancient cities are called _____________________.
In their history, the Greeks experimented with different forms of government: 1. 2. 3. 4.

20. The Rise of Democracy in Greece
26.2 Monarchy
2000 to 800 B.C.E.
From about 2000 to 800 B.C.E. Greek city-states were ruled by a ____________________.
When a king dies, the power then goes to his ________________ (rulers inherit power).
King of Sparta
Ancient Greek kings had many powers such as:
1. making _____________
2. acting as ____________
3. conducting _____________ ceremonies
4. leading the ____________ during war
Kings had councils or advisors called _________________, who were wealthy men who owned LARGE pieces of land.
Kings relied on the ______________ for money and help during wartime. Eventually these advisors wanted a __________ in the king’s ______________.
Changes in the Monarchy
1. Around 800 B.C.E., the aristocrats began insisting that the king’s position be _______________, instead of inherited.
2. Aristocrats also demanded that the king could only ________ for a certain _________ of _________.
3. Eventually, the aristocrats in most city-states ____________ the monarchy and took __________ for themselves.

21. The Rise of Democracy in Greece
26.3 Oligarchy
B.C.E.
By 800 B.C.E. Greek city-states were ruled by a small group of ____________ ___________. These men were called ________________.
Oligarchs were a ruling power made up of mostly ___________________ and a few wealthy _________________.
DAILY LIFE
OLIGARCHS
POOR
1. hunted
1. worked all day in __________
2. raced _____________
2. had to pay ____________
lay on _______________ and drank ____________
3. became _________if didn’t pay taxes/debts
End of the OLIGARCHY
PROBLEMS
1. The poor saw the ___________ between the oligarchs lives and their own and thought is was _____________.
2. The oligarchs _________ the __________ of the people.
3. The oligarchs passed _________ that the people didn’t like and used _________ to force the people to __________ them.
14. The rich became ____________and the poor became ____________.
Eventually, the people looked to _________ ________ to help __________ their lives. These leaders used their soldiers to ________ the oligarch out of power.

22. The Rise of Democracy in Greece
26.4 Tyranny
c B.C.E.
By early 600s B.C.E. Greek city-states turned to men who promised to change the government. The men who took rule from the oligarchs were called _______________.
___________________ were men who ________________ the oligarchs from power.
PROBLEMS
Tyranny
___________ was the last tyrant in the city-state of Athens. He ruled _________ at first.
1. ________ claim _______ right to rule
2. tyrant’s _________ does not usually inherit father’s power
tyrants took ___________ by ____________
Many tyrants were ____________Greek ______________ leaders.
Many Greek tyrants ruled _________ and helped the ____________.
6. Some took away __________ from aristocrats
Two enemies murdered Hippias’ brother ______________. This caused Hippias to rule more ____________.
Hippias’ rule became more and more __________ and he was ___________ to ___________ ___________
Eventually Athens would try a new form of government called ___________, one that ___________ power among all __________.

23. The Rise of Democracy in Greece
c.500 B.C.E.
Around 500 B.C.E. the people of _______________ decided to try to ______________ themselves. The formed a “democracy” which means “____________ _____ ________ ______________.”
A CITIZEN is ____________________
______________________________
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
1. In this type of government people vote for a __________________ who decides ___________ in their name.
1. In this type of government _____________ citizen can __________ on an issue.
2. The city had an _______________, which was a ______________ group.
Any ___________ man could speak at the Assembly and ___________ on a new ____________ or vote on a proposal to go to __________.
The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the United States Congress. Congress is the legislative, or lawmaking, branch of our government. The job of Congress is to pass bills and make laws. Congress meets in Washington D.C., the capitol of our nation.
PROBLEMS
Not all Greeks ______________ that democracy was a good type of _____________.
Powerful speakers sometimes _____________ ordinary citizens to vote ____________.
The assembly often _____________ important decisions after a few weeks.
Some city-states ______________ to earlier forms of government.
The idea that people should ______________ ______________ would survive. The ideal of democracy would become one of the greatest ___________ of ancient Greece to the __________ world.