WorksheetsGovernment in Athens
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following best defines a polis?
a marketplace where goods were traded
a high hill on which a fortress was often built
a period of great achievements
a small city-state
Under which leader did democracy in Athens reach its height?
Peisistratus
Draco
Pericles
Solon
What does "democracy" mean?
"rule of the few"
"rule of the leaders"
"rule of the people"
"rule of the powerful"
The title of a single leader who uses force to hold power
tyrant
oligarch
aristocrat
A group of rich landowners is known as
oligarchy
democracy
citizens
aristocrats
When a government is run by a small group of people who have power, it is called a(n)
tyranny
democracy
oligarchy
citizenship
People who had the right to participate in a democratic government were known as
citizens
tyrants
oligarchs
aristocrats
The "father of democracy' in Ancient Athens was
Pesistratus
Draco
Solon
Cleisthenes
A system of government where citizens trust other people to create laws and vote for them is called
direct democracy
representative democracy
A system of government where all citizens gather together to discuss issues and cast votes on them is called
direct democracy
representative democracy
