Ancient Greece Assessment

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

• Sparta
• Athens
• Delphi
• Corinth

Who could vote in Ancient Athens?

• Only male citizens
• Only female citizens
• Both male and female citizens

What kind of democracy did ancient Athens have?

• Direct

• Representative

• Monarchial

• Constitutional

During the 2nd Persian War a Spartan force of 300 held off the Persian army for 2 days at a place called __________.

• Marathon
• Salamis
• Thermopylae
• Ionia

 How was ancient Greek democracy different from democracy in the United States today? 

• citizens listened to the ideas of powerful speakers
•  citizens voted directly on all issues
• citizens gave their leaders total power
• citizens elected representatives to make laws

Which term describes the blending of Greek culture with Persian, Indian, & Egyptian influences?

• Classical
• Arabesque
• Hellenism
• Gothic

Which best describes the reason independent city-states developed in Greece.

• A. Settlements were isolated from each other by mountians and seas.
• B. Minoans took the best farmland on mainland Greece and other groups had to settle where they could.
• C. Language differences made it difficult for groups to communicate.
• D. Food shortages causes cities to become small.

Which brilliant military leader unified the Greek city-states?

• A. Philip II of Macedonia
• B. Socrates
• C. Archimedes
• C. Plato