Political Leaders of Ancient Greece - Day 2

Multiple Choice

Ancient Greece was divided into separate city-states largely due to what physical feature of geography?

• mountains

• swamps

• forests

• deserts

Multiple Choice

Use the map to answer the question. Which conclusion is best supported by this map?

• Sparta could not beat Athens without destroying the main city.

• Athens could not invade Sparta successfully without a cavalry.

• Sparta needed a navy in order to succeed in laying siege to Athens.

• Athens needed more men to join the military in order to conquer Sparta.

Multiple Choice

Use the excerpt to answer the question. The poor soil of Greece could not support many inhabitants, and, as population increased, emigration offered the only means of relieving the pressure of numbers. —from World History, Hutton Webster, 1921. The excerpt most relates to the attitude of ancient Greeks toward

• trade.

• colonies.

• religious faith.

• military strength.

Multiple Choice

The ancient Greek poet Homer wrote a story about a hero’s long voyage home. The name of the story is still used today to describe an extended adventure. What word used today is also used in the name of the story described?

• mission

• odyssey

• progress

• vacation

Multiple Select

What were the different government systems in Ancient Greece?

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

Example: Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Select

What were the key reforms introduced by Solon in 594 BCE that contributed to the development of democracy in Athens?

• Legal Reforms

• Political restructuring

• Cultural flourishing

• Eliminate Debt slavery

Multiple Choice

How did tyrants maintain their authority in Ancient Greece?

• By relying on constitutional authority

• By using personal bodyguards

• By implementing unpopular policies

• By avoiding public works

Multiple Choice

What were the typical circumstances under which tyrants gained power in Ancient Greece?

• During times of peace

• During times of crisis

• During elections

• During military conquests

Multiple Select

What were the key democratic innovations introduced by Pericles during his leadership?

• Pay for public service

• Reduced citizenship

• Jury system

• Lottery selection

Multiple Choice

What was the function of the Courts (Dikasteria) in Athenian democracy?

• To hear cases with professional judges

• To determine verdicts by majority vote

• To prepare business for assembly

• To supervise government operations

Multiple Choice

In Athens, citizens with voting rights can...

(use the attached image to help you answer the question)

• vote for or against the officials who make the laws.

• vote for or against any law.

• propose new laws.

• make the laws.

Reorder

What were the key stages in the evolution of democracy?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

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• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Athenian leader; he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height. To encourage more citizens to participate in government, he paid those who served in public offices or on juries. His name was?

• Alexander the Great

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Herodotus

Multiple Choice

What was the last form of government that Ancient Athens had in its history?

• Democracy
• Tyranny
• Oligarchy
• Aristocracy

Multiple Choice

Many government buildings in Washington D.C. were constructed during the nineteenth century in a style that revived older architectural elements such as columns, large domes, and white limestone and marble. Which universal idea were the architects of these buildings attempting to convey?

• The authority of a government rests upon its control of resources.

• The success of a nation should be outwardly displayed in decorative forms.

• The use of classical elements express the stability of a democratic government.

• The use of symbols in government propaganda can influence citizens.

Multiple Choice

In ancient Athens, a lawmaking assembly met in a central place. Any male adult citizen could attend the meetings. The process described gave power to citizens by making sure that laws

• were applied to powerful leaders.

• represented the will of citizens.

• benefited the wealthy.

• changed each year.

Multiple Choice

Draco was a leader who issued a written set of laws for ancient Athens. The laws stated punishments for crimes. How did Draco’s achievements raise equality in Athens?

• Citizens had a chance to own land.

• Citizens could know what was legal.

• Citizens could vote in the Assembly.

• Citizens had a chance to be in the Council.

Multiple Choice

Use the timeline to answer the question. Based on the timeline, when was there most equality among citizens in ancient Athens?

• before 800 BCE

• between 800 BCE and 700 BCE

• between 600 BCE and 500 BCE

• after 500 BCE

Page 104

Multiple Choice

#1: “[It] is a charming form of government, full of

variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to

equals and unequal alike.”

-Plato

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#2: “If liberty and equality are chiefly to be found...they

will be best attained when all persons alike share in

government to the utmost.”

-Aristotle

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#3: “It is also in the interests of the [cruel dictator] to

make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with

their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.”

-Aristotle

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#4: “What angers me are all those kings who are fabled

for the heaps of gold in their coffers, and their freedom

from trouble and pain. I have a different vision. I say that

the true leader shuns luxury and ease. Once in power, he

should want to work harder than ever.”

-Xenophon

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#5: “There is no exclusiveness [snobbery] in our public life,

and...we are not suspicious of one another [decisions are

made together].”

-Pericles

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#6: “For a man is not a king unless he is sufficient to

himself and excels his subjects in all good things; and such

a man needs nothing further; therefore he will not look to

his own interests but to those of his subjects...”

-Aristotle

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#7: “How many powerful men have craved to dominate the

world—and by overreaching [with cruel leadership] have lost

everything they once possessed!”

-Xenophon

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#8: “Aristocracy [highest class of people] passes over

into [a small leading class of people] by the badness of

the rulers, who [treat people unequally] keeping all or

most of the good things to themselves... paying most

regard to wealth; thus the rulers are bad men instead

of the most worthy.”

-Aristotle

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#9: “Justice therefore demands that no one should do more

ruling than being ruled...all should have their turn [if

elected].”

-Aristotle

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#10: “We do not regard a man who takes no interest in

public affairs as harmless [as his participation is needed in

government]. We do not say that such a man 'minds his

own business.’ Rather we say he has no business

here at all.” -Pericles

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Select

#11: “Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and

therefore deprive them of their arms [weaponry].”

-Aristotle

CHOOSE TWO

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Multiple Choice

#12: “[Hostile takeover] and no other is the root from

which a greedy leader springs; when he first appears he is

a protector.”

Plato

• Monarchy

• Oligrachy

• Tyranny

• Democracy