What is the name of the leader under whom democracy in Athens worked best?
Pericles
100
What was the most important aspect of life in Sparta?
Preparing for battles/war
100
What was the relationship between Philip II and Alexander the Great?
Father and son
100
What is a lyric poem?
A poem set to music
100
What does "democracy" mean?
Rule by the people
200
What describes the first democracy in Athens?
Citizens could participate in assemblies, had the right to speak, and could serve on smaller councils.
200
What were Spartan boys trained to do from an early age?
To become soldiers
200
Alexander died at age 33. How did he die?
He got sick in Babylon - probably from malaria.
200
Who wrote the Illiad and The Odyssey?
Homer
200
What is a representative democracy?
Citizens elect officials to make laws.
300
What words best describe the geography of Greece?
A rocky, mountainous land
300
What is the age that Spartan men could leave the army?
60
300
What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?
It was divided into three kingdoms.
300
What are Greek myths?
Stories that explained why natural or historical events happened.
300
What is a government called that only a few people have power?
oligarchy
400
In what city did democracy begin?
Athens
400
What are helots?
Spartan slaves
400
What would have probably happened to Alexander's empire if he hadn't died at such a young age?
It would have grown even bigger
400
What is the importance of the many achievements of the Greeks?
They strongly shaped Western civilization.
400
After Greek city-states were ruled by kings, who ruled them next?
Aristocrats
500
Which democracy has lasted longer? The democracy in the United States or the democracy in ancient Greece?
United States
500
Compare the lives of boys from Athens and Sparta. Which statement is probably true?
Athenian boys had a more interesting life.
Spartan boys had a more interesting life.
Athenian boys had a more interesting life.
500
Why did Alexander work to spread Greek culture throughout his empire?
Alexander admired and enjoyed Greek culture and ideas.
500
Who is the author of a number of stories that give a moral lesson?
Aesop
500
What is a direct democracy?
A form of government in which all citizens can directly participate in the government.