Ancient Greek Government

The three main types of ancient Greek governments are; Monarchy oligarchy and democracy.

A monarchy is a governmental system ruled by king or queen. It is found that monarchy was developed in Greek around 2000-800 B.C.E. Monarchies are hereditary, which means the power will be inherited to the offspring from the king. During this time (2000- 800 B.C.E) most of the city states of Greek were ruled by monarchy. Greek settlements had kings but not queens. Around 800 B.C.E they were no kings ruling most of the city states. By this time most of the city states were ruled by small group of wealthy people called oligarchs which also means “few” in Greek. Few people have the power to rule in oligarchy. Most of the oligarchs of Greek were aristocrats

They lay on couches and drink wine at evening. They also had parties where the slaves entertained with music and dance. In the meantime, the poor were working whole day in fields. They saw the difference between their lives and the wealthy people and felt unfair. The matter got worsen when the oligarchs ignored the needs of the people and passed laws which the poor people did not like and forced them to obey the laws. Around 500 B.C.E the Athens decided to govern themselves and developed democracy. Athens had a direct democracy where every citizen can vote on every issue. The city states had a law making group. Not all believed that democracy was a good type of government. Some powerful speakers convinced people to vote unwisely.

Developments such as writings, religious systems, architecture, and centralized political power are the characteristics of a civilization. The first civilization appeared near river valleys which provided irrigation for crops and a mode of transportation. Since the foundational civilizations arose independently, they are useful to understand how they developed. Geography is one of the factor that can explain the rose of first civilizations. The agricultural strengthening had been appeared before first civilizations and, is important to know that while agricultural surpluses were necessary for civilization. Most of the civilizations developed alongside a state. The political structures provided by states contributed to the rise of civilizations because they made it possible to organize large amounts of resources and tied communities together. Early civilizations were often united by religion. As more people shared the same beliefs and practices they developed mutual trust and respect. Social Hierarchies were created, which are clear distinctions in status different people. The political leaders made decisions that affected the entire societies The functional tools were improved in quality and other kinds of implements were made for multi-purpose. Some archaeologists consider this advancement as the first clear sign of tinkering, accumulation, and improvement of technology.Homo antecessor, Homo heidelbergensis, and the