Ancient Greece

A great city in Greece that had a Democracy for government, traded with other city-states, and participated in the assembly.

• Athens 
• Sparta 

A Government by the people

• Democracy
• Oligarchy 
• Monarchy
• Tyranny 

A Government with the power in the hands of a few wealthy people.

• Oligarchy 
• Tyranny
• Monarchy
• Democracy

What was the raised, fortified area that was the highest place in the city called?

• Agora
• Acropolis
• Oligarchy
• Parthenon

Who could participate in the Athenian democracy?

• All adult male citizens and slaves
• All free men and women
• All free, adult male citizens
• Anyone who lived in Athens

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How does Athenian democracy differ from our democracy?

• In Athens they directly voted to make decisions and we elect representatives.
• Athens had less people on a jury than we have today.
• Athens didn’t allow foreigners to vote or make decisions.
• Women had more rights in Athenian democracy.

Greece is a peninsula which means

• a mountain range with a river running through it. 
• land surrounded by water on three sides
• an area with major rivers running through it
• a very mountainous region

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

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

Who was the leader of Athens after the defeat of the Persians and took Athens into a "Golden Age" of prosperity and achievement?

• Pericles
• Leonidas
• Themistocles
• Socrates

A militaristic city-state where boys were trained from an early age to fight.

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta

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