Ancient Greece 7.2

Which of the following is NOT a Greek accomplishment?

• Epics like the Iliad and Odyssey
• inventions such as the first ship and wheel barrow
• competitions like the Olympics
• Contributions to democracy

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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The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called

• Goodwill Games
• Marathons
• Olympics
• Triathlons 

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

• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth
• Sparta

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What is a government where only a few, very wealthy people rule?

• Democracy
• Tyranny
• Oligarchy
• Assembly

Credited with making Athens a democracy.

• Pericles

• Draco

• Cleisthenes

• Apollo

Peisistratus became a popular leader when he_____________

• Allowed everyone to vote
• Lowered taxes
• Gave land to the landless farmers
• Brought glory back to Greece

A city-state which favored democracy and a well-rounded education. 
(Also, the largest city-state by a wide margin)

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth

Helots were 

• citizens
• oligarchs
• slaves
• merchants

Most early Greek tyrants acted wisely and fairly.

• True

• False