The Golden Age of Greece

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

• Solon and Cleisthenes wanted to be the only rulers

• They forgot to tell people about voting

• They made changes, though it was limited to wealthy male citizens who owned property

• Solon and Cleisthenes didn't know how to carve the laws into stone

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

• Teach them how to read and write in Mandarin

• Build their houses and farms

• Turn them into statues

• They believed gods and goddesses could strongly influence daily life.

a disease that causes many deaths

• bubonic plague

• plaque

• plague

• pneumonic plague

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

• Apollo

• Athena

• Hera

• Zeus

a collection of stories that explains events, beliefs, or actions

• mythology

• morphology

• meteorology

• mineralogy

able to live forever

• mortal

• Wakanda

• immortal

• imortal

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

What city-state started the Peloponnesian League?

• Athens

• Delos

• Corinth

• Sparta

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

A form of democracy in which citizens gather together to vote on laws and policies

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Indirect Democracy