Ancient Greece

What type of government did Athens originally have?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

Who controlled the government in the original Athenian government system?

• Foreign rulers

• The poor

• The aristocracy

• The middle class

What does the term 'oligarchy' mean?

• Government of the people

• Government of one person

• Government of a small group of people

• Government of foreign powers

Who was Draco?

• A leader of the oligarchy

• A philosopher

• An foreign invader

• A democratic leader

What does the term 'draconian' mean?

• Harsh or severe

• Democratic

• Fair and equitable

• Religious

In Athens, wars were originally fought by whom?

• aristocrats

• lower class

• religious leaders

• the assembly

What type of democracy did Athens have?

• tyranny

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• dynasty

What type of democracy does the United States have?

• oligarchy

• tyranny

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

TRUE or FALSE

Women had citizenship in Athens.

• True

• False

How many people would be part of a jury in Athens?

• 12

• 75

• 95

• hundreds or thousands