Development of Democracy

By Charlie.selck
  • 800 BCE

    Oligarchy

    Oligarchy
    In an oligarchy only a few people have all the power. Compared to the poor oligarchs had a very comfortable life's they often spent there days hunting or taking part in chariot races.
  • 600 BCE

    tyranny

    tyranny
    There is no limit of power. These men who forced the oligarchs from power were called tyrants. Another name for a tyrant is a dictator.
  • 1 CE

    Democracy

    Democracy
    The government of Athens was a direct democracy. In democracy all citizens shared rulings power.

  • Monarchy

    Monarchy
    In the era of monarchy in Ancient Greece a single person had all the power, kings
    At first a king swaps elected into peer but then they insisted that power fell into the hands of the eldest son
    In the end aristocrats found that they held power over the king and edventuly over through monarchy and took power them selfs
    Some countries that still use monarchy today are oatar,