Ancient Greece

Which form of government involves all people who are residents of said location by giving each citizen the right to vote? (Used primarily in Athens)

• Monarchy

• Aristocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

How would someone from Athens describe Sparta after visiting it?

• “The Spartans are so strict. Their military is what dominates their society.”

• “It’s interesting how both the rich and poor can be rulers in Sparta."

• "This society has so many personal freedoms, unlike in Athens.”

•  “Sparta is exactly like Athens."

Which of the following did Sparta and Athens have in common?

• Both Favored Democracy

• Both were dominated by their military

• Both were Greek city-states

• They fought on the same side in the Peloponnesian Wars

 In a comparison between the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens, Sparta placed more importance with ___

• Equality and voting rights

• Art and culture

• education

• the military

 Why is Ancient Greece considered important to Western Civilization?

•  Greek culture influenced today’s democracy, architecture, and entertainment

• Athens defeated Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars

• The Greeks borrowed ideas from Rome and improved upon them

• The Greeks invented the world’s first monotheistic religion

Who conquered all of Greece after the Peloponnesian Wars?

• Alexander the Great

• King Xerxes of Persia

• King Darius of Persia

• King Phillip of Macedonia

Based on this image, Hellenism was the result of ___

• military strength

• combining cultural ideas (cultural diffusion)

•  isolation of Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece

• urbanization

Which great leader is most closely associated with the spread of Hellenistic civilization?

• Augustus Caesar

• Chandra Gupta

• King Phillip II of Macedonia

• Alexander the Great

Greek cities had a(n) ________, a massive marketplace that was the center of trade and government.

• Acropolis

• Coliseum

• Palace

• Agora

How was Athenian democracy different from American democracy?

• Citizens were not allowed to serve on juries
• People were not allowed to vote for leaders
• Women could not participate in public life
• People were not allowed to criticize the government