WorksheetsLesson 2 Glory of Athens
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 43mins
Which of these is "an organization that rules over a group of people"?
government
culture
economics
history
Which is "a form of government in which ONE ruler has absolute power."
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
republic
Which is "a form of government in which a small group of people (usually wealthy landowners) hold all the power"?
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
republic
Which is "a form of government in which people rule themselves"? (ALL citizens have the right to participate in the government)
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
republic
Who is "a person who takes power by force"?
citizen
tyrant
monarchy
democracy
Who is "a person who has the right to participate in government"?
citizen
tyrant
monarchy
oligarchy
What is a direct democracy?
a democracy in which representatives vote on the issues to make laws
a democracy in which there is no voting
a democracy in which people debate the issues, make the laws, and directly vote on each law
a democracy in which one person makes all the laws
What is a representative democracy?
a democracy in which people elect/choose representatives to vote on the issues and make laws
a democracy in which there is no voting
a democracy people debate the issues, make the laws, and vote on each of the laws
a democracy in which one person makes the laws
The city-state of Athens had three forms of government over several hundred years. Which one was NOT a form of government at one point?
oligarchy
tyranny (rule by a tyrant)
democracy
citizen
Who was considered a citizen in ancient Athens and therefore was able to participate in the assembly and vote?
free land-owning men whose parents were born in Athens
women
slaves
people who were not from Athens originally
