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WorksheetsSocial Chapter 3: Ancient Athens
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
In order from lowest to highest name the athenian social classes?
Metics,slaves,citizens.
slave,metics,citizens.
citizens,slaves,spartans.
people,women,gods.
true or false only men who participated military could be on the council of 500?
true.
false.
Read the statement and determine which social class is being described.
I was born in Crete and fought on the mainland for my city state. I was captured in war and now am in Athens. I am treated well and do what is asked of me.
citizen
metic
slave
Read the statement and determine which social class is being described.
I am busy spending time running my business and getting to my meetings at the Bouleuterion and Pnyx Hill.
citizen
metic
slave
In ancient Athens, in order to be a citizen, residents were required to be
adults, at least 30 years of age.
property-owning males.
natives of the city-state.
former members of the military.
What type of government was Ancient Athens?
Monarchy.
representative democracy.
direct democracy.
dictatorship.
How was the council of 500 chosen?
Plaintiff.
Magistrate.
Lottery.
Klepsydra.
Membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
alliance
ephor
citizenship
tyranny
A type of government that gives people the power to rule themselves
democracy
oligarchy
aristocracy
tyranny
A form of democracy that allows all citizens to directly participate in government
direct democracy
representative democracy
Read the statement and determine which social class is being described.
I was born in Crete and fought on the mainland for my city state. I was captured in war and now am in Athens. I am treated well and do what is asked of me.
citizen
metic
slave
What is the best definition of a direct democracy?
power is held by few
representatives vote on issues
power and decisions are held by one person
citizens vote directly on issues
True or False: The Assembly of Ancient Athens was a democratic organization because it allowed all citizens to have a say on all issues if they wanted to. They met regularly to discuss issues and make laws.
True
False
Which of the following statements identifies a similarity between ancient Athenian democracy and Canadian democracy?
People who do not pay taxes cannot vote.
Citizenship is necessary for a person to vote.
A majority of the men in the country vote.
People who do not own property cannot vote.
The role of the Council of 500 was to
enforce the decisions of the Assembly
approve the decisions of the Assembly
organize the day to day operations of Athens
run the lotteries for government positions
The Council of 500 was made up of
25 members from each of the 25 tribes or families
100 members from each of the 10 tribes or families
125 members from each of the four tribes or families
50 members from each of the ten tribes or families
Which of the following statements about metics is false?
they could not own land
they could not serve on a jury
they could not join the army
they could not participate in the Assembly
Which group of people had the ability to participate in ancient Greek democracy?
Men
Women
Foreigners
How were members of a boule chosen?
They were elected
They were randomly chosen by lot
They were chosen at birth
A __________ is a political system in which citizens elect others to represent them in government.
oligarchy
representative democracy
direct democracy
________ are governments run by a strong ruler who does not let others participate.
Democracies
Tyrannies
City-states
______ were members of a city-state who had legal rights.
Soldiers
Citizens
The poor
What was another name for the Council of 500?
The bowl
The Boule
The legislature
The government
What type of democracy allows the citizens to elect officials to represent them in the government?
Direct Democracy
Elected Democracy
Representative Democracy
Choice Democracy
What do you call a type of government which people rule themselves?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
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.
You can be selected for the Council (the boule) by:
lottery
voting
nomination
volunteering
Read the statement and determine which social class is being described.
Deinadre was educated by her mother. She was taught how to read and write. She has also learned some household skills such spinning, weaving, and childcare.
female citizen
male citizen
female slave
female metic
