Ancient Greeks: Glory, War, and Decline

Ancient Greeks: Glory, War, and Decline

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Philosopher

Terms to Know

• How did Pericles influence government and culture in Athens?

• What was life like for Athenians under the rule of Pericles?

• How did the Peloponnesian War affect the Greek city-states?

Guiding Questions

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Multiple Choice

What leader of Athens ushered the city-state into its Golden Age?

• Alexander the Great

• Socrates

• Pericles

• Cleisthenes

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Although women were not fully respected in Athens, one woman named _______ gained popularity for her wisdom and character.

Fill in the Blank

The form of government that Athens had was a ___________ democracy.

Multiple Select

Lower class women in Athens...

• created art and clothing

• met to discuss politics and philosophy

• did farm work or sold goods

• were able to read and write

Multiple Choice

True or False: Women and men in Athens were considered equal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Pericles made it so that everyone of Athens was a citizen that could debate political topics and vote

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The enslaved people of Athens were...

• non-Greeks

• people indebted to Pericles

• prisoners of war

• people who committed crimes

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The defensive league formed between the Greek city-states was called The ___________ ___________.

Multiple Select

According to the text, which of these two are causes of the Peloponnesian War?

• Athens started abusing their power in the league

• Sparta made a deal with the Persians

• The rise of the kingdom of Macedonia

• Sparta's allies wanted to launch an attack on Athens

Multiple Choice

________ was able to win the Peloponnesian War with the help of ________.

• Athens, Persia

• Sparta, Persia

• Macedonia, Persia

• Persia, Athens