SSWH3: Ancient Greece

What were women's roles like in Athens, Greece?

• had no training outside of the home

• had no education

• had no rights, no say in what happened in their lives

• all of these answers described women's roles in Ancient Athens, Greece

Due to Greece's geography, Ancient Greek communities typically developed in isolation as separate __________ or ________.

• quite villages, dependent on the capital for guidance

• city-states or polis

• villages or towns dependent on the country for rule

• townships or members of the larger nation

How did the Ancient Greek's form of government influence our founding fathers in the United states?

• they introduced fascism as an effective form of government

• they introduced democracy as a form of government

• they effectively rule by tyranny

• they embraced anarchy as an alternative form of government

A term that describes the type of government in some city states in Ancient Greece that were ruled by a few.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theology

• Democracy

________, Greece is credited as the first democracy.

• Athens

• Persia

• Rome

• Sparta

What is a polis?

• a survey of voters

• Greek term for city-states

• a medical preparation used on an injured nose

• A tall pole designed to hold a flag

The Greek alphabet had its origins in

• the Mesopotamian alphabet

• the Roman alphabet

• the Macedonian alphabet

• the Phoenician alphabet

Ancient Greek city-states generally only granted voting rights to

• male citizens

• female citizens

• slaves & foreigners

• all people living in the city-state

The birthplace or cradle of democracy is said to be

• Sparta

• Rome, Italy

• Athens, Greece

• the island of Crete

How did ancient Greece influence the founding fathers of our American government?

• introduction of fascism as a form of government

• introduction of the monarchy as a form of government

• introduction of democracy as a form of government

• introduction of anarchy as a form of government