Ancient Greece: The Birth of the City-State/Democracy: A New Ide

(Ancient Greece) Select the paragraph from the section "Protected by a god or goddess" that BEST explains some of the similarities and differences between the Greek city-states.

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

(Ancient Greece) Which section of the article BEST explains the idea that archaic Greece experienced a burst of advancement in science, art and literature?

• Introduction [paragraph 1]

• "Colonization"

• "The rise of the tyrants"

• "Archaic renaissance?"

(Ancient Greece) What is the MOST likely reason why the author included the quotations from the philosopher Aristotle?

• to provide a firsthand observation of how the political system worked

• to prove there were many intelligent people in the archaic period

• to show he was on the side of the wealthy political leaders

• to suggest he gave advice to many political leaders

(Ancient Greece) Which of the following MOST influenced people to move away from their home city-states?

• the curiosity about new places

• the need to find available land

• the unfair rule of the tyrants

• the production of items for sale

(Democracy) Which of the following groups MOST influenced how Athenian democracy worked?

• the ekklesia

• the boule

• the dikasteria

• the jurors

(Democracy) Fill in the blank.

The author MAINLY explains the contributions of Athenian democracy by ________________

• explaining how the different parts worked to allow citizens to participate in government.

• showing flaws in the system of democracy to point out how they led directly to its failure.

• suggesting that democracy could not survive without Cleisthenes to support it.

• illustrating reasons why Athenians changed their system of government.

(Democracy) How does the following sentence contribute to the development of the MAIN idea in the article?

In the year 507 B.C., the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia, or “rule by the people.”

• It shows that Cleisthenes was a powerful ruler.

• It explains the original purpose of democracy.

• It shows that the people asked for political reforms.

• It explains why the democracy is still working today.

(Democracy) The section "A new system" suggests that Athenian democracy was not an entirely fair and equal system.

Which of the following sentences from the article further develops this idea?

• Any member of the demos was welcome to attend the meetings of the ekklesia, which were held 40 times per year in a hillside auditorium called the Pnyx.

• At the meetings, the ekklesia made decisions about war, wrote and revised laws and approved or condemned the conduct of public officials.

• They note that wealthy and powerful people served on the Council much more frequently than would be likely in a truly random lottery.

• There were no police in Athens, so it was the demos themselves who brought court cases and argued for the prosecution and the defense.