WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which describes a monarchy?
A
All citizens are able to vote on laws directly.
B
A royal family, made up of kings and queens, rules a city-state.
C
An assembly, made up of people chosen by the citizens, vote and make decisions for a city-state.
D
A few, wealthy people run a city-state based on their best interests.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From about 200 to 800 B.C.E., a monarchy, or king, ruled most of Greek city-states. In a monarchy, the governing power is in the hands of one individual, usually a king. Greek settlements did not allow queens to govern. Initially, the people of a Greek city-state chose the kings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monarchy is the political setup in which the crown remains within the family and the exercise of rule is hereditary. The meaning of monarchy is “rule by one king".

Detailed explanation-3: -A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monarchy is a form of government, in which the king or the queen has the power to run the government and to make the decisions.

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