The Development of Democracy

By Brisket
  • 2000 BCE

    Monarchy

    A. In the era of monarchy in Ancient Greece a single person had all the power, Kings
    B. At first kings were elected into peer but then they insisted that power fell into the hands of there eldest sons
    C.in the end aristocrats found that they held power over the king and eventually overthrew monarchy and took power themselves
    D.some of the country's that still use monarchy today are Oatar, Andorra, Brunei, Oman, Swaziland, Vatican City and United Arab Emrates
  • 800 BCE

    Oligarchy

    A. In the era of oligarchy few people shared power and most of the time it was wealthy men called oligarchs
    B. To keep control they bypassed laws ther that only made the rich more wealthy and used the army to reinforce these horrid laws
    C. In the end hate for the oligarchs grew. The poor turned to other leaders that said they would improve there lives then used there army's to overthrow the oligarchs.
    D.
  • Tyranny

    There is no limit to power. These men who forced oligarchs from power are called tyrants is a dictator
  • Democracy

    The government of Athens was a direct democracy. In democracy all citizens had power