Ch.9 Study Guide - Ancient Greece

What was a unified formation of Greek soldiers called?

• brigade

• phalanx

• platoon

• task force

A Greek city-state is also called a __________.

What was found among the hilltops of the city-states?

• an agora

• a priest's house

• homes of government officials

• an acropolis

In what type of government do only a few people, who are usually wealthy, hold power?

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• empire

In which form of government do all citizens get to vote?

• democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• theocracy

What was the name of the city state where boys were trained from boyhood to fight?

What was the name of the largest city-state that favored a democracy?

Women were seen as equals to men in Athens.

• True

• False

All city-states in Greece preferred a democracy.

• True

• False

Athens joined with other city-states to form a defensive league, or protective group, to defend its members against the Persians after the Persian War. What was it called?

• Persian League

• Athenian League

• Delian League

• Artisan League