1.1 Ancient Greeks/Rome

Athens and Sparta were both examples of:

• Empires

• City-States

• Rivers

• Monotheistic Societies

The religion of the ancient Greeks was:

• Judaism

• Islam

• Polytheism

• Atheistic (No Gods)

Ancient Athens was the birth place of all of:

• Humanity

• Democracy

• Theater

• Philosophy

The Parthenon was:

• A temple honoring Athena

• A storehouse for weapons

• A theater

• A courthouse

a king or queen that has total control

• democracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• aristocracy

Greek independence was threatened when they were invaded by:

• Russia

• Persia

• India

• Egypt

Who was known as the "founder of democracy?"

• cleisthenes

• solon

• Pericles

• none of these

Socrates was known for:

• His military experience

• His philosophical teachings; asking questions

• Being Athen's greatest leader

• Being King of Sparta

The ancient Greeks are important to us today because:

• Much of our culture is borrowed from them

• Greek is the dominant language spoken in most of the world

• Their religion is still widely used today

Rome developed a new government called a .....

• direct democracy

• republic

• indirect democracy

• dictatorship