Greek Vocabulary by Camille Tholl

Greek Vocabulary by Camille Tholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10 Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-01-24 18:34:54 UTC 2024-12-02 21:02:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png Government ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224376404 Definition in my own words:
A government is what rules country. Monarchy, Tyranny, Oligarchy, Representative Democracy, and Direct Democracy are all types of government. Government is something very important and without it, we would fall apart.
Greek Connection:
This connects to Greek because Athens, a city-state in Greece, is known as the created of Democracy. Greece also had all the other types of government (Oligarchy, Tyranny, and Monarchy) throughout its history.]]> 2018-01-24 18:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224376404 Citizen ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224376775 Definition in my own words
Citizens were only free men over 18 could be citizens and had to be born in Athens to be citizens. Slaves, woman, children, and foreigners were not citizens. Citizens could vote, had more rights, could attend Assembly.
Greek Connection:
Only citizens could vote in Ancient Greece (see picture below). They were very sexist and racist back then, since foreigners and woman could not vote. Men, or citizens, also had more rights then other people, the had the right to punish slaves whenever they pleased and the woman could not.]]> 2018-01-24 18:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224376775 City-state ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224376905 Definition in my own words:
A city-state is what leaders rule over. Most city states her ruled by a Monarchy. City-States were all the cities in Greece. There called city-states because they were separated by mountains, so they had their own government and rules.
Greek Connection:
The term 'city-state' used invented by the Greeks. Since the city were so far apart, they could not meet up and talk about imported problems. So they were a state like city with there on laws and rulers.]]> 2018-01-24 18:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224376905 Oligarchy ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377006 Definition in my own words:
Oligarchy is a type of government were a few people work together to make rules. They share power on the city-states and agree on the laws for them. It is often it is small group of people. The city-states do not have a say in how they want to be run, the oligarchy makes all the decisions.
Greek Connection:

Oligarchy was used by the Ancient Greeks as well. Three people where chosen by either nobility, wealth, family ties, education, or corporate, religious or military control.

]]> 2018-01-24 18:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377006 Tyranny ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377112 Definition in my own words:
Is a type of government that was used in ancient times. This type of government is when one person rules a country. This is different from Monarchy because they abuse this power. The Tyranny leader is often a cruel selfish ruler. Some actually were very good rulers, they made good decisions and helped the poor.
Many people who were not from Greece over threw the leader and claimed himself as leader. Although they were not always mean and unruly with there power, they will also have that title since they sometimes killed for the throne. ]]> 2018-01-24 18:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377112 Monarchy ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377251 Definition in my own words:
A monarchy is a type of government. Monarchy is when it is a king or queen ruling a country. This is a government often used in ancient times, not just the Greeks. The king's son, or the prince, will always be the next in line. If the king and queen don't have a son, their daughter must marry.
Greek Connection:
The Greeks did have kings before Democracy. This is a very common government in ancient times. It was used by the Greeks and the Egyptians, just to name a few. Although not everyone agreed with this, they had no choice but to go with it.]]> 2018-01-24 18:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377251 The Assembly ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377368 Definition in my own words:
The Assembly is where citizen went to vote. All citizens were able to vote, but first they would debate the issue.There must be at least 6,000 participating, if not very many men showed up, they would be marked with red paint.
Greek Connection:
The Greeks first stated using the voting system, so the built this place for people to vote, tell speeches, and talk about problems. Although, when they started the Representative Democracy there was no need for the other people to come.]]> 2018-01-24 18:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377368 Direct Democracy ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377476 Definition in my own words:
Direct Democracy is a type of government. This government is where to people vote on what they what. The held these meetings in The Assembly. After the debate, citizens could vote using either a show of hands, on a broken piece of pottery, or with a black or white pebble.
Greek Connection:
The Greek created the Democracy government. This type was used this type of Democracy for a very long time before they switched to they Representative Democracy. They would use this to vote on weather to go to war or not and many other bigger problems. The Greeks also had people, called the Council of 500, to deal with the smaller ,everyday kind of problems. ]]> 2018-01-24 18:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377476 Representative Democracy ctholl https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377595 Definition in my own words:
Representative Democracy is a type of government, which is used by the U.S.A. This is where the people send a representative to vote for there state. This is the last type of government the Greeks used, and it is still used today.
Greek Connection:
The Greeks created the Democracy government, even if there are two types of Democracy. This is the last type of government the Greeks used. The people still had a say in who was there representative, but then they chose what to do about the problems.]]> 2018-01-24 18:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ctholl/ojbvivcwpx10/wish/224377595