Chapter 8 Section 2- Government in Athens

Who were tyrants?

• They were good leaders who brought peace and prosperity.

• They were the richest men in town.

• They were rich landowners,

• They were democrats and republicans.

Who made simple crimes, such as loitering, punishable by death?

• Peisistratus

• Pericles

• Draco

• Cleisthenes

Why were aristocrats able to run the city's economy?

• They brought peace and prosperity.

• They ruled through the use of force.

• They didn't run the city's economy.

• They were the richest men in town.

What were two types of leaders that led early Athens?

• dictators and emperors

• kings and queens

• aristocrats and tyrants

• presidents and vice presidents

Who brought peace and prosperity to the city of Athens?

• Peisistratus

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

• Hercules

Who made harsh laws for the oligarchy?

• Peisistratus

• Cleisthenes

• Draco

• Hercules

Who was Pericles?

• He was a leader of Greece from 360-429 BC

• He was a leader of Greece from 460-429 BC

• He was a leader of Greece from 560-629 BC

• He was a leader of Greece from 660-729 BC

True or False: Draco made strict laws.

• True

• False

True or False: Pericles was a leader from 460-429 BC.

• True

• False

True of False: Tyrants had strong armies.

• True

• False