Ancient Greek History and Government

Many city-states developed into this type of government, where a few wealthy people held power over the larger group of citizens.

• Oligarchies

• Democracies

• Kingdoms

• Republics

The Mycenaeans came to Greece from...

• India

• China

• Central Asia

• Western Europe

The Greeks were able to defeat the Persian fleet at the Strait of Salamis in part because...

• Their ships were smaller and faster

• the Persian's navy was weak

• they had more ships and more soldiers

• their ships were much larger and well built

The ancient Olypic Games, which occured every four years in Greece, were held in honor of...

• Hercules

• Zeus

• Pericles

• Olympia

Which Athenian leader was responsible for creating a new council of 500 citizens to help the assembly?

• Plutarch

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Peisistratus

Spartans differed from the rest of the Greeks in that...

• they focused on art, architecture, philosophy, and the sciences

• they built up major trading businesses

• they discouraged trade, leading to isolation

• they gave up agriculture to focus on weapons production

The Persian Empire finally ended when...

• Persians were forced to free Anatolia

• it was invaded by a young and powerful ruler named Alexander

• Persians could no longer collect taxes

• the Greeks claimed victory at Plataea

Upper class women in Athens...

• could only leave home accompanied by a man

• had the freedom to travel about the city

• could not marry until they were at least 20 years old

• attended school and studied politics

The reason the Delian League failed was that...

• it ran out of money and resources because Athens had grown too weak to help support it

• the Persians attacked Greece

• Athens had become so powerful that it took control over it

• the protection it provided was no longer needed because the Persians had been defeated

The Greek alphabet was based on which of these alphabets?

• Phoenician

• Syrian

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian