Ancient Greece

". . . for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few . . . an Athenian citizen does not neglect the state because he takes care of his own household.... We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs not as a harmless but as a useless character...."

–Pericles, 431 B.C.

Which type of political system does this quotation suggest that people of ancient Athens valued?

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• aristocracy

How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?

• Rich farmland led to dependence on agriculture.

• Flat plains made centralized rule possible.

• Excellent harbors encouraged seafaring trade.

• Tropical climate discouraged urban development.

What was one cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?

• Greece and Rome were often at war.

• The Greek people had many different languages and religions.

• The mountainous terrain of Greece resulted in widely scattered settlements.

• Military leaders found small Greek settlements easy to control.

In a comparison of the ancient cities of Athens and Sparta, Sparta placed more emphasis on ___.

• education

• military service

• family order

• human rights

The Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and the Parthenon are associated with which ancient civilization?

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Greek

• Phoenician

Which description accurately identifies Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

• rulers of the Roman Republic

• artists of the Italian Renaissance

• religious leaders of the Protestant Reformation

• philosophers of Ancient Greece

Which ancient civilization established the basis of Western democracy?

• Sumerian

• Egyptian

• Phoenician

• Greek

All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the Assembly, where they could meet in open discussion and cast votes. This situation is an example of __.

• absolute monarchy

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

• totalitarianism

One way in which filial piety in Confucian China and citizenship in ancient Athens are similar is that both ___.

• emphasized duties and responsibilities in society

• encouraged the development of advanced technology

• promoted respect for the physical environment

• required that legalist principles be followed