Ancient Greece

Athens had a ___________ democracy, where every citizen could vote on every issue.

• sole

• representative

• direct

The government they choose to have was a ___________.

• monarchy

• democracy

• tryanny

• oligarchy

Ancient Greek independent communities were called ____.

• assemblies

• city-states

• oligarchs

• governments

How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government?

• Merchants made all the laws.

• All citizens shared ruling power.

• People might vote unwisely.

• Slaves were equal to free men.

What are the powers the kings of ancient Greece had? (Check all that apply)

• Made laws and acted as judges.

• Conducted religious ceremonies.

• Led the army during wars.

• Used armed soldiers to punish people who disobeyed the laws or didn't pay their taxes.

How did the king lose his power?

• Aristocrats in most city-states overthrew the monarchy, took the power themselves.

• The kings sons fought over who should take power and no one was declared a winner.

• They did not want the power, it was too much pressure.

• The Egyptians invaded and took over.

What are some of the descriptions of a monarch? (check all that apply)

• There is one ruler.

• The ruler usually inherits the power.

• The ruler passes their leadership onto oldest son.

• The ruler takes power by force.

What is/are the negatives to a democracy? (check all that apply)

• There are no negatives.

• Powerful speakers persuaded citizens to vote unwisely.

• The assembly reversed important decisions after a few weeks.

• It takes a long time to come to a decision.

Is there such thing as a perfect government?

• Yes

• No

One of the key problems of Athenian democracy was that most people were not citizens and could not participate.

• True
• False