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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of government was Ancient Athens?
Monarchy.
representative democracy.
direct democracy.
dictatorship.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who are Citizens in Athens?
Men over the age of 20.
Children of Athenian parents.
Metics and men.
None of the above.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How was the council of 500 chosen?
Plaintiff.
Magistrate.
Lottery.
Klepsydra.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where did the council of 500 meet?
The pnyx.
The bouleuterion.
The agora.
The tholos.
- 5. Multiple Choice
true or false only men who participated military could be on the council of 500?
true.
false.
- 6. Multiple Choice
why was the lottery system a good Idea
It was the only option
it was fair
it was cool
- 7. Multiple Choice
A public market and meeting place in ancient Greece.AcropolisAgoraPeninsulaAthena - 8. Multiple ChoiceA form of government in which the citizens govern themselves; citizens can voteAgoraDemocracyParthenonAcropolis
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAncient Greek city-state where democracy began.AthensSpartaOlympiaCrete
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA high rocky hill where early Greeks built their cities.AgoraParthenonAgoraAcropolis
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA city with its own government, laws and traditions; a mini nationCity-stateEmpireStateDistrict
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes a citizen in Athens?Men and womenAll men born in AthensMen, family is from Athens
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes democracy found in ancient Athens?Everyone votesMen only voteCitizens only vote
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAncient Greek communities are calledassembliesstationscity-statesgovernments
- 15. Multiple ChoiceI was born in Athens.
My mom was born in Athens.
My dad was born in Thebes.
Am I a citizen?YESNO - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was the birthplace of democracy?SpartaThebesGreeceAthens
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following people would be allowed to vote?A 22 year old manA 40 year old mother of 4A 30 year old man who had moved from Sparta when he was youngA 25 year old slave
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of democracy existed in Ancient Athens?DirectRepresentative
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "ASSEMBLY"?Where all citizens could debate issues and voteWhere 500 people supervised the running of the governmentWhere elected representatives voted on issuesWhere they would put people on trial for crimes
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow were the member of the Council of 500 chosen?ElectionBy Lottery (at random)
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a metic?A citizen in AthensA type of slavepeople who lived in Athens but werent born therePeople who were chosen for the Council of 500
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an AGORAWhere the assembly meetsThe marketplaceThe place where the Council of 500 metThe Law Courts
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is another name for the Council of 500?The BouleAgoraThe City StateThe Magistrate
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat were some of the ways that Athenians could participate in democracyAttend the Assembly, discuss issues and voteThey could talk to the Monarch about issuesThey could vote for representativesThey could serve on the Council of 500 as many times as they like
- 25. Multiple ChoiceParticipating in government was seen as arightresponsibilityright and responsibilityfreedom
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a way that Athenians could participate in governmentAttend the AssemblyVote in the AssemblyBe on a JuryCompete in the Olympics!
- 27. Multiple Choice
What does ancient mean?
Something that is old.
Something from a time 2500 years ago.
Pottery
The time of the dinosaurs.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Who was a citizen in Ancient Athens?
Women.
All males including slaves.
Metics from another city state or country.
Athenian born land owners.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to the council of 500 in ancient AthensAssemblyBouleArchonsMetics
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe public square where meetings took place in Greek city-states was called theAgoraPhalanxParthenonAssembly
- 31. Multiple ChoiceAncient Athenian women had ______ political rights.FullPartialNo
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most famous Acropolis called in Ancient Athens?ParthenonPantheonHarnewvilleReectopia
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIn Athens, who could vote?ForeignersCitizen Adult MalesCitizen Adult FemalesEverybody
- 34. Multiple ChoiceI am owned by a private citizen or a city state. I can not become a citizen. Who am I?SlaveMeticCitizen
- 35. Multiple ChoiceYoung girls and boys went to school and learnt how to read and do math.TrueFalse
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an agenda?A nice notebookThe list of topics that will be discussed at a meeting.A political groupSomeone who speaks in public
- 37. Multiple ChoiceEvery citizen votes on all important decisions.Direct DemocracyIndirect DemocracyMonarchyI was picking my nose when we discussed this!
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWomen were not allowed to speak for themselves in court.TrueFalse
- 39. Multiple ChoiceIn Athens only the _________ were allowed to votewomenchildrenslavesmen
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAthenians believed that every citizen was competent to hold political office for that reason members of the council of 500 hundred were selected byelectionslotterydrawing strawsnone of the above
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