Chapter 9 Section 1

What is one way that Pericles expanded democracy in Athens?

• Reduced the power of the Assembly
• Increased the number of paid public officials
• Established a monarchy
• Limited citizenship to only wealthy individuals

How did the Delian League make Athens more powerful?

• By giving Athens control over all trade routes
• By providing Athens with advanced weaponry
• By using the money to build a powerful navy

• By forcing other city-states to pay tribute to Athens

How did the Spartans respond to the creation of the Delian League?

• Surrendered to the Athenians
• Ignored the Delian League
• Formed the Peloponnesian League
• Joined the Persian Empire

What role did gods and goddesses play in the lives of the ancient Greeks?

• Gods and goddesses had no impact on ancient Greek society
• Ancient Greeks did not believe in gods and goddesses
• Gods and goddesses were only worshipped during specific festivals
• Ancient Greeks believed that if they didn't keep the gods happy, bad things would happen

Why were myths important to ancient Greek cultures?

• Myths were used for entertainment purposes only
• Myths were considered irrelevant to ancient Greek culture
• Myths were created to confuse the population
• Myths helped Greeks understand their world

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