Ancient Greece - Chapter 12

Which of the following statements is true about democracy in Greece compared to the current US democracy?

• both have an indirect democracy
• both have a direct democracy
• the requirements for citizenship are the same in both
• citizens make political decisions in both

Why are Herodotus and Thucydides both important figures in Greek history?

• both were historians
• both were philosophers
• both were military leaders
• both were artists

Which of the following was NOT a Greek advancement in mathematics?

• developed levers and pulleys
• developed a number system that we still use today
• developed geometry
• invented a water lifting device for irrigation

What did Pericles do to allow the poor to hold a public office?

• increased the number of paid public officials
• moved the treasury of the Delian League to Athens
• expanded the Greek Empire
• created a direct democracy

Which of the following was NOT a reason that Athens dominated the other city-states in the Delian League?

• The Delian League’s treasury was moved to Athens
• Athens had the strongest navy in the Mediterranean region
• Athens took over leadership of the Delian League
• Athens was located on the island of Delos, which was the original headquarters of the Delian League

Why did Pericles' efforts to rebuild Athens anger the other city-states?

• His design for the city did not include an Acropolis
• He took land that had belonged to the other city-states
• He used money from the Delian League that was supposed to benefit all of the member city-states
• They were jealous of the beauty of Athens

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Peloponnesian War?

• Other city-states were mad that Pericles had used money from the Delian League to rebuild Athens
• Other city-states were angry because Sparta and Athens had united
• Athenians had begun to move into lands that belonged to other city-states
• Under Pericles, Athens had grown from a city-state to an empire

Why did Pericles' strategy of moving people into the city of Athens fail during the Peloponnesian War?

• The people ran out of food
• A fire broke out and destroyed the city
• The people of Athens refused to leave their farms and move to the city
• A plague spread and killed many citizens of Athens

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Peloponnesian War?

• Sparta took over the other Greek city-states and created the Spartan Empire
• All of the Greek city-states were weakened
• Cities and crops around Greece were destroyed
• King Philip II of Macedonia was able to conquer Greece

Which of the following was NOT an effect of King Phillip II of Macedonia conquering the Greek city-states?

• Greek troops joined his army and attacked Persia
• Democracy ended in Greece
• Greece became a dictatorship
• The citizens of Greece elected Philip II as their ruler