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explain the evolution of power in ancient Greece from a monarchy to an oligarchy to tyranny to a democracy.

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The four most common systems of Greek government were:

Democracy - rule by the people (male citizens).

Monarchy - rule by an individual who had inherited his role.

Oligarchy - ruled by a select group of individuals.

Tyranny - rule by an individual who had seized power by unconstitutional means.

How did Greece go from monarchy to oligarchy?

The monarchy was eliminated in most ancient Greek city-states by 800 B.C. and replaced with an oligarchy -- ruled by a privileged class of landowning aristocrats and wealthy merchants.

How and why did tyranny occur in Greece?

Greek Tyrants

A tyrant was the leader of tyranny, just as a monarch ruled the monarchy

In the year 507 B.C., the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia, or “rule by the people” (from demos, “the people,” and Kratos, or “power”). It was the first known democracy in the world

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