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A Representative democracy means that a group of elected officials is the leaders and make the laws.

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A Direct Democracy means the people  vote on their leaders

The direct democracy in ancient Greece met 40 times a year to revise laws and approve decisions. They allowed the rich and poor to participate.  Also the public officials didn't have

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Democracy means that everyone in the country is in charge.  There are two types of Democracy. Ancient Greece only

Democracy started in Greece in about 500 b.c.e.  Usually only 5,000 people attended to the meetings.  They held the meeting about 40 times a year.

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Monarchy means that only one person is ruling at a time.

Everyone relied on the king for defense when somebody attacked. The citizens had to pay taxes and obey the laws the king made.

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Tyranny means one person is ruling, but they took control illegally.  They are usually abusive and cruel.

Tyranny in Greece started in 600 b.c.e. Most of the tyrants in Greece made new laws that everyone had to follow. Some good things about tyrants is that they helped the poor and let the people have a say in the government.

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Oligarchy means  that a few people are ruling instead of just one person

Oligarchy comes from the Greek word oligos which means few.  From 1100-800 b.c.e. is when the greeks used this type of governing system.

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They are an legally part of the country and have rights and pay taxes to the government.

The greek citizens had to pay taxes to whoever is ruling and depending what type of goverment system they are in they will have to follow the rules or they will go to meetings to decide on the laws.

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The people in charge of a country.  They make and approve the laws.

In ancient Greece they went through about four different types of government. It included Oligarchy, Monarchy, Democracy, and Tyranny.