Ancient Greece Quiz

An oligarchy is a government in which only a few people have power.

• True

• False

Greece is considered the birthplace of democracy, which is a type of government in which people rule themselves.

• True

• False

Democracy in Athens reached its height under the rule of a brilliant elected leader named Cleisthenes.

• True

• False

In the 590s BC, a leader named Solon ruled that all free men living in Athens were aristocrats.

• True

• False

The oligarchy in Athens lasted until one noble overthrew the government and ruled it alone as a tyrant.

• True

• False

Mediterranean, Tigris and the Aegean the 3 seas that surround the Greek peninsula.

• True

• False

The Greeks often built a city-state around a fortress perched atop a high called an acropolis.

• True

• False

The Mycenaeans built fortress and Minoans built ships.

• True

• False

Athens was ruled before democracy by emperors and oligarchy.

• True

• False

Empower Constantine was the first tyrant of Athens.

• True

• False