4 forms of government

  • 2000 BCE

    Monarchy

    Monarchy
    A. The ruling power of the monarchy was a king or queen. B. The methods of monarchy included one person creating laws and having soul leadership. C. Monarchy in Ancient Greece ended when the aristocrats teamed up to gain more power than the king and eventually overthrew him.
  • 800 BCE

    Oligarchy

    Oligarchy
    A. The ruling power was a small part of wealthy men called oligarchy. B. The oligarchy favored the rich, ignored the people that needed help. C. Since the oligarchy were so unjust and had all the power, the citizens pleaded to the military leaders, who In turn, tried to be better to the citizens. D. An example of oligarchy is China. An oligarchy took over China after the death of Mao Tse- Tung. It is the 103 members of the families descended from eight immortals who could supposedly bestow life.
  • Tyranny