Ch7L4: Glory, War and Decline

In the 400s BC, the rule of Pericles was called

• the Dark Age.

• the Peloponnesian Age.

• the Golden Age.

• the Age of War.

What type of government was the Athenian government?

• Direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Representative democracy

• Oligarchy

What type of government does the United States have?

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• bad democracy

• we have no government

Why did direct democracy work so well in Athens?

• Because everyone wanted a say and was motivated

• Because it was new and exciting

• Because there was a small number of citizens

• Because there was a large number of citizens

How did Pericles influence government and culture in Athens.

• He talked about it.

• He was the government.

• He made the government.

• He influenced government and culture in Athens by making Athens a more democratic city-state.

If you were someone who thought deeply about life's questions, you would be known as a _____________

• Archaeologist 
• Historian
• Philosopher
• Dorian

Athenian women focused on ____________________

• politics

• their homes and families

• sports

• higher educations

Philosophers are

• mathematicians.

• teachers of business techniques.

• priests in the Athenian religion.

• thinkers who reflect on the meaning of life.

Aspasia was an Athenian woman who

• was a member of Pericles’ family.

• fought the Persians.

• taught public speaking and was popular in Athens.

• ran a prosperous Athenian trading company.

Most Athenian households had _______________________

• several slaves.

• at least one slave.

• hundreds of slaves.

• Athenians were not allowed to have slaves.