WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first governments of most city-states were monarchies, where a king ruled over the people. These soon led to another form of government called an oligarchy, where a few people held all of the political power.

Detailed explanation-2: -From about 2000 B.C.E. to 800 B.C.E., most Greek city-states were ruled by monarchs-usually kings (the Greeks did not allow women to have power). At first, the Greek kings were chosen by the people of the city-state. When a king died, another leader was selected to take his place.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monarchy of Greece was created by the London Conference of 1832 at which the First Hellenic Republic was abolished. The Greek crown was originally offered to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but he declined, later being elected the king of the Belgians.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Greek city-states had no one form of government. Their leadership structures were as varied as the city-states themselves. Most had some form of oligarchy, where a few elites ruled over the rest. Sparta was among these, having both a council and two kings who specifically controlled military matters.