Athens/Rome Review Quiz

What is a polis?

• A polis is a state (an area with a small town and empty land around it) that has its own government. They weren’t very large and had a small population.

• A polis is a city that has its own government. They were rather large in both size and population.

• A polis is a city-state (a city and the villages and land surrounding it) that has its own government. They weren’t very large and had a small population.

• A polis is like a country with a central government, lots of city-states and land.

What kind of government did a polis most likely have?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Anarchy

Match the following leaders and what they did to change the government of Athens.

• reduced power of rich, all male citizens can be a part of assembly, lower classes can vote

• Cleisthenes

• Citizen Juries and paid to be on juries

• Solon

• Changed Courts, ends slavery, gave more people right to vote.

• Other Leaders

What two things encouraged democracy in ancient Athens?

• Education

• Citizenship

• Voting

• Civil War

How did education encourage democracy?

• It made well rounded citizens who knew about more things.

• It made smarter people.

• It didn't.

• It made boys and girls equal and gave them both rights.

How did the role of citizenship make Athens more democratic?

• Made well rounded voters.

• Gave more people the right to vote.

• Gave them a sense of rights and responsibilities.

• It didn't.

Complete the chart below.

b

c

d

e

f

a

All Free adult male citizens

Cases brought to determine guilt

Made and changed laws

randomly selected from citizens

Helped decide laws by voting

500 randomly selected citizens

What is a constitution? Why is it important?

• A constitution is all the laws of a nation. This is important because then people know the laws.

• A constitution is the formation of a government.

• A constitution is the set up and formation of a government. It’s an important document to understand how the government runs.

• A constitution is an old document that tells historians how people used to live. 

In Rome, who was considered a citizen?

• Free adult males.

• All adult men and women.

• All adult men.

• Any one that lived in Rome.

What is the difference between a patrician and a plebeian?

• Plebeians were the oldest members of Rome, they were wealthy. Patricians were the majority of Romans and were common farmers or artisans.

• Patricians were the oldest members of Rome, they were wealthy. Plebeians were the majority of Romans and were common farmers or artisans.

• Plebeians were the majority of the population and were the oldest members of Rome, they were also wealthy. Patricians were the majority of Romans and were common farmers or artisans.

• Patricians were the majority of the population and were wealthy families that had no say in government. Plebeians were often wealthy too and had a lot of say in the government.