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800 BCE
Monarchy
A. They were ruled by a monarch or a king.
B. After the king died, someone else was chosen to rule. And after some time, they changed the rule and it said they would pass the crown down to the oldest son.
C. How their power ended was when the aristocrats found out that as a group, they were as strong as the king and wanted to share the power.
D. The states that still us monarchy today are Oman, Brunei, Andorra, Swaziland, Vatican City, and United Arab Emirates. -
700 BCE
Oligarchy
A. They were ruled by a small number of people.
B. After the small number of people died, they would choose new people to govern them.
C. How their power ended was because all the billionaires were not allowed to help their country.
D. The states that still use oligarchy today are China, North Korea, and Venezuela. -
600 BCE
Tyranny
A. The ruler in power in a tyranny would be called a tyrant.
B. Usually of noble birth but often had support of the poor.
C. Hippias was a harsh ruler and he had spies that would report if they criticized him. As rule became more and more unbearable.
D. Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Burma, North Korea, and Zimbabwe. -
300 BCE
Democracy
A: the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
B: Based on principle that all citizens of the city-state of Athens had right to attend and speak at assembly.
C: This system was comprised of three separate institutions: the ekklesia, a sovereign governing body that wrote laws and dictated foreign policy.
D: The countries who was democracy are Bhutan, Dominican Republic, Germany, Inda, Kingdom of Netherlands.
