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    HIST 1421 Written Assignment 2 Compare and contrast monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states. Introduction: In ancient Greek, there were several forms of government practiced at one point to the other, but some of them could not survive within the system because of the calibre of people involved at that time. A form of government could be any system recognised by the people and which stands as a guide or rule to protect and prosper

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    Introduction This paper attempts to classify the various types of forms of government in ancient Greek city-states. These forms of government are monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy. Monarchy In monarchies, the people are led by kings or Queens. In monarchies, the power is legally his or hers to take and any succession is not based on election or the drawing of lots, it is hereditary. Hereditary succession is usually directly to the first born son, however in modern times

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    Monarchy: means the government of a person. In the context of ancient Greece it was hereditary and the power was exercised by a king, a Polis whose government was a monarchy was the city-state of Corinth. The power was recognized and had been taken in a legal manner. In ancient Greece this form of government was rare and was distinguished from tyranny by the benevolence of the hereditary ruler (Cartwright, 2018). Tyranny: means power to a Lord, the Tyrant. This definition has a negative value and

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    Oligarchs are rulers in an oligarchy that devote all of their material power resources to things such as income defense. They defend wealth by implementing certain policies in addition to their resources, to suit their needs. Income defense is thought to be a political challenge, but with a strong system of laws in play, property rights can help provide strong protections for what is owned. However, the property must be secured in a certain manner for a shift to occur. If property is not attacked

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    those who held the most property, your family, and the most wealth and so it was throughout most of Ancient Greece. Aristocracy seemed to be the single most prevalent form of government throughout Greece as even under the guise of democracy or an oligarchy the rich and powerful still held certain political footholds that gave them favor and allowed the to control and often gain wealth and

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    Aristotle 's Politics discusses government enterprise within the context of the different types of city-states. While the work includes details about the basics of political science, Aristotle largely focuses his attention on the question of regimes during this time period, presenting the distinctive elements that compose these regimes. Aristotle structures this work to build upon the different elements of a city-state and their differences. Society is marked by unequal positions of power and privilege

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    The Republic, By Plato

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    In The Republic, Plato presents a dialogue of Socrates, in which he seeks to uncover truths about what constitutes a just society, and what kind of men would rule such a society. As such a society would require a sound government, Plato, through Socrates, presents five possible types of governments, which involve varying levels of liberty and justice. Although the arguments demonstrate that aristocracy is the ideal form of government, all forms of government have fatal flaws that lead to continual

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    According to Politicalsystems.com (n.d.), the word monarchy conjurs up people of elegance dressed up fancifully, ordering their subjects around throughout their kingdom. The site continues to explain that this is an absolute monarchy, wherein the King (or Queen) makes the laws, decides when to declare war, and even decide on whether or not their subjects may live or die ("What is A Monarchy", n.d.). Mark Cartright(2013), states that monarchies in the ancient Greek world were rare, and the most

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    forms of governments, as well. In fact, befitting of such a landscape, Greece employed a variety of unique ruling structures within its collective borders. The principal five forms, to be further examined here within, were monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy. (Brand, n.d.) When early settlers first started forming their polis, the inhabitants would select one of their group as its leader. For the successful survival of the group, this person was often the strongest, most powerful

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    This paper will compare monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy as forms of government in Ancient city-states. Monarchy is rule by a king or queen, and Sparta had a diarchy. Two kings ruled there with equal authority. They were responsible for administrating religious, military and judicial affairs of the region. The two main dynastic clans were the Agiad and Eurypontid families both claiming to be descendents of Heracles, a hero of Greek mythology. Although women couldn't officially

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