HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Aristocrats were wealthy but did not own land
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Aristocrats were more interested in gaining knowledge than power
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Aristocrats supplied soldiers with horses and armor during wartime
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Aristocrats owned land but were usually poor
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Detailed explanation-1: -The kings of ancient Greece possessed many powers. They had the authority to create laws and act as judges. They also conducted religious ceremonies and led their armies during wars. Additionally, they could use force to punish people who disobeyed the laws or didn’t pay their taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mycenaeans, who ruled ancient Greece from 2000 to 1100 B.C.E., were warrior peoples who established monarchies to rule their kingdoms. The king of each city-state lived in a lavish fortress⚫ palace in the capital city.
Detailed explanation-3: -tyrant, Greek tyrannos, a cruel and oppressive ruler or, in ancient Greece, a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power.
Detailed explanation-4: -Monarchy. In a monarchy government, the power to make decisions is in the hands of one person, usually called a king or a queen. The word monarchy comes from the Greek root words monos (which means “one”) and arkhein (which means “rule”).
Detailed explanation-5: -In the Greek world, monarchies were rare and were difficult to separate from the rule of a tyrant. The most famous monarchies were that of Macedonia, Epeiros, and Sparta. In Macedonia and Epeiros, the monarch’s rule was absolute, save for a “puppet” assembly, with few legal rights.