Greeks and Persia

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a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process

• Oligarchy

• Helot

• Peninsula

• Direct Democracy

Chose the two criteria that describe a nation in a dark age 

• Trade slowed down between others, very few made things to sell

• The rich would have a large number of resources

• Education became almost impossible to achieve

• Conflict and war would stop as nations focused on finding food 

Which of these is not a qualification to be an Athenian citizen?

• Had to be free

• Had to be born in Athens

• Had to be male

• Had to have had a Athenian education

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a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory

• Colony

• Helot

• Tyrant

• Polis

How old did a spartan have to retire from the military and be part of the council of elders?

• 55

• 60

• 20

• 40

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enslaved person in ancient Sparta

• Helot

• Democracy

• Zoroastrianism

• Polis

What was the collection of Athenian citizens that came to vote on laws and city issues called?

• Ephors

• Council of Elders

• Assembly

• Agora

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a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

• Oligarchy  

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy

• Zoroastrianism

Chose the two methods the Greeks used when the land they lived on could not provide enough resources for their people.

• The Greeks turned nomadic focusing on herding animals

• They sent citizens to create colonies to trade resources

• They would conquer and invade colonies taking their resources

• The Greeks changed the crops they grew that took less room

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a Persian religion based on the belief of one god

• Helot

• Democracy

• Zoroastrianism

• Polis