Government in Athens

Which of the following best defines a polis?

• a marketplace where goods were traded

• a high hill on which a fortress was often built

• a period of great achievements

• a small city-state

Under which leader did democracy in Athens reach its height?

• Peisistratus

• Draco

• Pericles

• Solon

What does "democracy" mean?

• "rule of the few"

• "rule of the leaders"

• "rule of the people"

• "rule of the powerful"

The title of a single leader who uses force to hold power

• tyrant

• oligarch

• aristocrat

A group of rich landowners is known as

• oligarchy

• democracy

• citizens

• aristocrats

When a government is run by a small group of people who have power, it is called a(n)

• tyranny

• democracy

• oligarchy

• citizenship

People who had the right to participate in a democratic government were known as

• citizens

• tyrants

• oligarchs

• aristocrats

The "father of democracy' in Ancient Athens was

• Pesistratus

• Draco

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

A system of government where citizens trust other people to create laws and vote for them is called

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

A system of government where all citizens gather together to discuss issues and cast votes on them is called

• direct democracy

• representative democracy