The Development of Democracy

  • 800 BCE

    Oligarchy

    Oligarchy
    A. A few men ruled in olagarchy times
    B. Oligarchy had not enough people running the government.The people didn't like that the rulers were getting so much power.
    C.This government lost power because of the amount of power that the rulers were getting.The government failed because the lack of progress they had. One bad thing was the lack of people running the state. One more was the government wasn't consistent.
    D.China uses oligarchy.China has a very large government.
  • 500 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy
    A.All people had ruling power in democracy.
    B.The city had a lawmaking group called the assembly.Any fee man can vote and speak on a new possible law or purpose to go to law.
    C.Not all groups agreed on this form of government.Some powerful speakers would persuade ordinary people to vote unwisely.These problems led most city states to return to a previous form of government.
    D.Britan uses this form of government, democracy.
  • Jan 23, 600

    Tyranny

    A. The ruling power was a person who was not a lawful king but a dictator.
    B. The tyrants made changes that improved the pools lives, canceled debts of farmers who were struggling,and some were hostile with aristocrats so they took away their land.However not all rulers used their power to help people.
    C.This form of government lost power because the last tyrant to rule ruled well at first with his brother. Once two enemies of the brothers killed the one the others rule became more cruel. Soon
  • Monarchy

    Monarchy
    A. In a monarchy the king had the ruling power B. In a monarchy the king had the power. They had to make authority to make laws and act like judges. It ruled over others by the king telling people what to do. C. People wanted an election more than having the king.They soon limited a kings ruling time.Soon aristocrats overthrew and took the power for themselves.The king made people for stuff that they didn't want to do. D. United Kingdom uses Monarchy. Rulers have the ability of legislation.