Ch. 10 Sec. 1 Quiz Review (Classical Greece)

Under Cleisthenes' reforms, who could participate in Athenian government?

• All male and female citizens of Athens

• All male citizens born in Athens

• Only male property owners born in Athens

• Only wealthy male citizens of Athens

What reform did Pericles make?

• Cancelled citizens' debts

• Freed enslaved farmers

• Organized citizens into four classes

• Paid jurors and public officials

Why did Athens and other Greek city-states form the Delian League?

• To colonize the Mediterranean

• To counter the Peloponnesian League

• To defend against the Persian Empire

• To share natural resources and trade

What city-state started the Peloponnesian League?

• Athens

• Delos

• Corinth

• Sparta

For what god did ancient Greeks build the largest temple in a city-state?

• For the king of the gods

• For the god or goddess of war

• For their favorite Olympian

• For their patron god or goddess

In Greek mythology, what god did Icarus offend by flying too close to the sun?

• Apollo

• Athena

• Hera

• Zeus

Why did Solon’s and Cleisthenes’ reforms fail to institute a truly democratic form of government?

• Implementation of a property requirement for political participation
• Lack of public support for the reforms
• Influence of foreign powers undermining the reforms
• Most power was kept with wealthy nobility and male property owners born in Athens

What influence did ancient Greeks believe gods and goddesses had on their lives?

• Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses only influenced their daily chores.
• Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses interacted with, rewarded, and punished humans.

• Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses only influenced their dreams.
• Ancient Greeks believed that gods and goddesses had no influence on their lives.