Democracy in Athens

Some Greeks tried to keep government in the hands of a few aristocrats.

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

This was a military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers.

• Footmen

• Phalanx

• Cavalry

• Battalion

How did the creation of the phalanx unit lead to more a more democratic government?

• More successful in combat

• More women could vote

• More men could afford the necessary weapons

• It freed slaves

How were tyrants able to rise in Greece?

• They had a power military

• They used religion to control the people

• They used their money to take control

• The promised benefits to the poor.

Rule by the people is...

• democracy

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• republic

Which of the following did Greece do to increase democracy?

• Solon helped poor people get the right to vote.

• Cleisthenes helped get all men the right to vote.

• Pericles paid people to serve on juries.

• All of these

Being a member of community or country

• employee

• military

• citizen

• civilian

Like the founders of the United States, Greeks thought this was necessary if you had democracy.

• citizenship

• reforms

• religion

• education

System where citizens participate in decisions made in government.

• monarchy

• direct democracy

• aristocracy

• representative democracy

System where citizens elect people to make decisions for them.

• representative democracy

• monarchy

• tyranny

• direct democracy