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Content: They are not given the right to have power (unlike a king who takes power because his father was also king). Most tyrants tried to scare the people into accepting their power. But there were several tyrants who actually did good things for the people. These tyrants ruled by helping the people: • They promised the people more rights • They lowered taxes • They used their army to protect the people 
Even though some tyrants used their power for good, there were always more cruel and harsh tyrants than good ones. This eventually caused the people in many city-states to revolt and use their strength in numbers to throw the tyrant out of power. By 500 B.C.E., a new form of government was created in the city-state of Athens. This type of government, called democracy, gave all of the power to the people. It would soon become one of the most popular and longest- lasting types of government—not only in Greece, but in the whole world. Student Handout 3 
The	tyrant	Hippias	marches	through	the	city-state	of Athens,	where	he	threaten	to	kill	anyone	who disobeys.