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

An important factor that prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation was the __.

• lack of a common language

• large desert regions

• cold, hostile climate

• mountainous topography (terrain) of the region

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

• education

• military service

• family order

• human rights

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

Who were the earliest Greeks?

• Myceneans

• Trojans

• Minoans

• Romans

Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?

• Military strength was valued.

• It was organized as a city-state.

• The government had two kings.

• A small group held the most power.

Athens is credited with the development of _________________, a form of government where the people choose how they are ruled.

• Monotheism

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

This type of government has one person in power who is often called "king".

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

Who was the blind man who composed epics (narrative poems)?

• Homer

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

Who is credited for ushering in the Hellenistic period?

• Alexander the Great

• Darius the Great

• Augustus Ceasar

• Xerxes of Persia