SS.7.CG.1.1- Ancient Influences

Athens, an ancient Greek city-state called a _______, was a self-governing community and known as the birthplace of democracy.

• polis

• Polling Place

• Oligarchy

• Acropolis

Which is an influence both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had on the American

government?

• 
  a polis

• civic participation

• a written constitution

• separation of powers

The principle of _______ meant that all of Rome’s citizens would be treated equally.

• 
    representative democracy

• checks and balances

   

•     rule of law

•      civic participation

The principle of separation of powers _______ government power in ancient Rome.

• 
    divided

• combined

• weakened

•   strengthened

The diagram below shows the impact of an important tradition.

Which of the following phrases BEST completes the diagram above?

• Voting rights

• Separation of Powers

• 1. Ethical ideas of justice

• Representative government

• The statement below was made in a speech by Pericles, the leader of Athens around 430 B.C.

• Our government does not copy the laws of our neighbors. Instead, it serves as an example to them. We are called a democracy because our government is in the hands of the many and not the few…

  Pericles, the leader of ancient Athens, 430 B.C.

• How did the example mentioned in this speech influence the founders of the American constitutional republic, 2500 years later?

• • They designed a system of checks and balances.

• • They gave political power to an all-powerful ruler.

• • They created a government of elected representatives.

• • They placed the final power in government in ordinary citizens.

Which institution today is most similar to a polis in ancient Greece?

• A self-governing city.

• A federal system of government.

• An association of independent nations.

• A state legislature of elected representatives.