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WorksheetsQuiz on the Agora in Ancient Athens
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What type of government did Athens, Greece have?
A republic
A democracy
A monarchy
An oligarchy
Who was allowed to participate in the democracy in the Athens?
adult female citizens
children
adult male citizens
slaves
What could the Agora be used for on any given day?
A private meeting place
A marketplace
A place for farming
A royal residence
Who were the Archons in ancient Greece?
Military generals
Elected public officials
Farmers
Artists
Where did the Archons meet in the Agora?
The Royal Palace
The Royal Stoa
The Temple of Zeus
The Parthenon
What roles did the Archons have in ancient Greece?
Only religious leaders
Only military commanders
Presided over government meetings, commanded the army, and led religious ceremonies
Only artists
What type of families did the Archons come from?
Common families
Noble families
Foreign families
Merchant families
Who proposed the laws to be considered?
The boule
The ekklesia
The archons
The prytaneis
Where did the 17 members of the boule sleep each night incase of a government emergency?
the bouleuterion
the pnyx
the mint
the tholos
What was the boule?
A court
A council
A temple
A market
Where did the ekklesia meet?
The Agora
The Royal Stoa
The Tholos
The Pnyx
What was the job of the ekklesia?
write laws
approve proposed laws
command the army
lead religious ceremonies
How many male citizens were chosen to hear cases in the law courts?
100 or 200
150 or 300
200 or 500
250 or 600
How were jurors selected using the kleroterion?
Based on wealth
Randomly
By age
By skill
What did they do in the mint?
sold food
made bronze coins
made laws
trained the military
