Democracy

Type of government where the people rule; the United States has this form of government

• dictatorship

• democracy

• monarchy

the birthplace of democracy(where democracy began)

• Rome

• Athens

• Troy

American democracy comes from ________________.

• Paris

• London

• Rome

Which was a way that Athens was ruled?

• by the people

• by a tyrant

• by the aristocrats

• all of these

wealthy landowners

• oligarchy

• tyrant

• aristocrats

people who ruled by force but generally looked at to be good rulers in Ancient Greece

• aristocrats

• tyrant

• oligarchy

• democracy

Who was known as the "father of democracy?"

• Odysseus

• Pericles

• Cleisthenes

Women could vote in ancient Greece.

• True

• False

Someone who had the right to debate and vote on issues in the government of ancient Greece

• slaves

• oligarchy

• citizens

Only people from _________________ would be allowed to participate in Athenian government.

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Egypt

• Athens