TCI - Lesson 26 - The Rise of Democracy

Ancient Greek Communities are called

• A. assemblies

• B. stations

• C. city-states

• D. governments

Answer explanation

They're called city-states

Which of the following contributed most to the isolation of individual Greek city-states?

• A. steep mountains

• B. deep rivers

• C. wide canyons

• D. great lakes

What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?

• A. money

• B. laws

• C. language

• D. all of the above

Which of the four forms of government lasted the longest in ancient Greece?

• A. oligarchy

• B. tyranny

• C. democracy

• D. monarchy

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person is

• A. a monarchy

• B. an oligarchy

• C. a tyranny

• D. a democracy

From 2000 to 800 B.C.E., Greek city-states were ruled by

• A. tyranny

• B. the people

• C. oligarchs

• D. monarchs

Who advised Greek monarchs?

• A. scholars

• B. aristocrats

• C. neighboring monarchs

• D. all of the above

Which of the following was true of most Greek aristocrats in a monarchy?

• A. Aristocrats were wealthy but did not own land.

• B. Aristocrats were more interested in gaining knowledge than power.

• C. Aristocrats supplied soldiers with horses and armor during wartime.

• D. Aristocrats owned land but were usually poor.

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people is called

• A. a monarchy

• B. an oligarchy

• C. a tyranny

• D. a democracy

Most oligarchs were

• A. aristocrats

• B. poor

• C. foreigners

• D. kings