Democracy in Greece

Democracy in Greece

Unit 4: Ancient Greece

Multiple Choice

Which is a government by a small group of people who exercise control?

• monarchy

• tyrant

• oligarchy

• democracy

Multiple Select

How can power be gain in a monarchy?

• through battle and conquest

• through popular election

• handed down to king's children

• by being related to the gods

Multiple Choice

Who contributed by writing down all the laws for average citizens to see?

• Draco

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

Multiple Choice

Which contribution belongs to Solon?

• introduced the first written code of law in ancient Greece

• spread the power for governing over a Council of 400

• created the Council of 500

• destroyed the remaining power of the aristocratic families

Multiple Choice

Which government changing contribution was Cleisthenes responsible for?

• writing down the laws for all to see, the average person has access to the rules

• laws became the foundation of Athenian democracy

• taught the belief that citizens have a responsibility to vote on all matters

• contributions gave more power to the people and led to Athens’ Golden Age

Multiple Choice

Who gave the most power to the citizens and ushered in the Golden Age of Athens?

• Draco

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles

Multiple Choice

Which Athenian government feature is a model for our American Senate?

• archon

• Council of 500

• Assembly

• the laws and courts

Multiple Choice

Which Athenian government feature was made up of all the land-owning men in Athens?

• archon

• Council of 500

• Assembly

• the laws and courts

Multiple Choice

How many jurors were used in Athenian court cases?

• 200+

• 12

• 50-100

• 0

Multiple Choice

Who was citizenship in Athens originally limited to?

• land-owning males over 35

• everyone had citizenship

• land-owning males over 18

• only wealthy males