https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d en-us 2017-01-04 23:07:06 UTC 2025-09-28 23:55:42 UTC hello@padlet.com mprado2 https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/145618622 Monarchy is a government form where a single person has a hold of all the power. The word monarchy comes from the Greek roots; mono, meaning single, and arkhein, meaning rule. The connection between this word and Grecian politics is the fact that there were Mycenaeans (my-sih-NEE-inz) who ruled ancient Greece from 2000 to 1100 B.C.E., they were warriors who were also politicians ahead of their time because they envisioned  a political system that would be used by many countries in the future.]]> 2017-01-06 01:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/145618622 mprado2 https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/145790388 Oligarchy (OH-lih-gar-kee) is a form of government which is run by a system where the direction of the state is in the hands of just a few leaders who  each hold lot of power. Oligarchy comes from the Greek terms oligos and arkhein, which mean few and rule. The connection between Grecian politics and the word is the fact that in several Greek city-states, small groups of people began sharing a ruling power.]]> 2017-01-06 21:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/145790388 mprado2 https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/146418127 Tyranny is one of the forms of government where all of the ruling power is in the hands of a controlling individual, often illegally. Tyranny means "usurper with supreme power" in the Greek word tyrannos. The connection between Greece and the word is that during the mid 600s B.C.E., tyrannies in Greece began to rise.]]> 2017-01-11 01:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/146418127 mprado2 https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/146692050 Democracy is a form of government where the power is in all of the people's hands. Democracy comes from the Grecian terms demos, which means people, and kratos, which means power. Around 500 B.C.E. in ancient Greece, democracy developed in the city-state of Athens, where many people oppose the rule of the tyrants.]]> 2017-01-12 04:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mprado2/qhvf2w511i3d/wish/146692050