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Worksheets3 Pillars of Ancient Athenian Democracy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
You can be selected for the Council of 500 by:
lottery
voting
nomination
volunteering
Which of the following statements best reflects fairness in ancient Athenian democracy?
All citizens were expected to attend the Assembly.
Citizens could serve on Council only twice in their lifetime.
The Council decided what would be discussed at the Assembly.
Only males born in Athens were allowed to vote at the Assembly.
Which of the following statements best illustrates direct democracy in ancient Athenian government?
All citizens were required to attend and vote at the Assembly.
Citizens could serve on Council only twice in their lifetime.
Any citizen could be chosen to be on a jury for a trial.
Council members represented the Athenian citizens.
Using this image (click to make it bigger if needed), which of the following statements would be correctly placed in location X?
Name most often scratched on pottery
Participants used a lottery system
Volunteers asked for the position
Every tenth person was selected
What type of government was Ancient Athens?
Monarchy.
representative democracy.
direct democracy.
dictatorship.
Where did the council of 500 meet?
The pnyx.
The bouleuterion.
The agora.
The tholos.
In order from lowest to highest name the Athenian social classes?
Metics, slaves, citizens.
Slaves, metics, citizens.
Citizens, slaves, spartans.
People, women, gods.
What are the three pillars of Athenian democracy?
council of 500.
court.
assembly.
all of the above.
How many tribes was Ancient Athens divided into?
100
9
1000
10
Ancient Athens was the _____ democracy.
first
second
third
last
What do you call a type of government which people rule themselves?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
What type of democracy allows the citizens to elect officials to represent them in the government?
Direct Democracy
Elected Democracy
Representative Democracy
Choice Democracy
Having everyone in the class raise their hands to vote on a topic is an example of:
Direct Democracy
Ancient Democracy
Representative Democracy
Athenian Democracy
In Ancient Athens, where was the assembly where citizens could vote held?
Agora
Legislature
Pnyx Hill
Town Hall
What was another name for the Council of 500?
The bowl
The Boule
The legislature
The government
