Chapter 7 Lesson 4: Glory, War, and Decline

Pericules was a major figure in the politics of Sparta.

• True

• False

In a representative democracy, a small group makes government decisions on behalf of many.

• True

• False

In order to protect themselves from the Persian Empire, Athens and other city-states joined together to form a defensive team called the Peloponnesian League.

• True

• False

The government of Athens was an example of a direct democracy.

• True

• False

Athens was able to have a direct democracy because of its relatively small population.

• True

• False

The Athenian economy was supported by __________________ and _________________________.

• farming and trade

• merchants and artisans

• pottery and jewelry

• government and intervention

Athenian women focused on ____________________

• politics

• their homes and families

• sports

• higher educations

Most Athenian households had _______________________

• several slaves.

• at least one slave.

• hundreds of slaves.

• Athenians were not allowed to have slaves.

The war between Sparta and Athens was called _____________________________.

• The Greek Civil War

• The Greek War

• The Holy War

• The Peloponnesian War

The Spartans made a deal with __________ in order to defeat the Athenians.

• Assyrians

• Chaldeans

• Persians

• Egyptians