Ancient Athens Democracy - Grade 6

What percent of Athen's population were considered citizens

• 48
• 25
• 15
• 12

The public square where meetings took place in Greek city-states was called the

• Agora    
  
• Phalanx
• Parthenon
• Assembly

Athenians believed that every citizen was competent to hold political office for that reason members of the council of 500 hundred were selected by

• elections  
  
• lottery
• drawing straws
• none of the above

Foreign born people who lived and worked in Athens.

• Metics
• Helots
• Perioki
• Spartiates

Form of government found in Athens, it comes from two Greek words Demos meaning people and Kratos meaning rule.

• Oligarchy
• Tyranny
• Democracy
• Monarchy

Which of the following were considered citizens in ancient Athens?

• Women over the age of 18

• Children whose parents were citizens

• Metics who lived in Athens for more than 7 years

• Men over the age of 18 who were born in Athens and whose father was a citizen

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"

_{Greece has many _________that are like mini countries.}

• counties

• city-states

• provinces

• parishes

Ancient Athenian women had ______ political rights.

• Full
• Partial
• No

In Athens, who could vote?

• Foreigners
• Citizen Adult Males
• Citizen Adult Females
• Everybody