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SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY REVIEW - Chapter Three: Democracy in Ancient Athens
SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY REVIEW - Chapter Three: Democracy in Ancient Athens
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A vocabulary review for grade six social studies students (Ancient Athens)
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Who were not denied voting rights?
metics
citizens
slaves
women
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A decision make be people in authority is a
decree
statement
broadcast
speech
3
People vote directly to make decisions rather than having representatives.
Direct Democracy
Consensus
Representative Democracy
Decree
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People who were children of parents who were born in Athens. Could participate in democracy.
Representatives
Metics
Citizens
Slaves
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A list of topics that would be discussed in the Council of 500 was known as an
schedule
agenda
itinerary
outline
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The water-clock used to time citizens' speeches in the courts was known as the
ostraka
pynx
stop-watch
klepsydra
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The lives of girls and women in Ancient Athens was focused on
religion
the home
warfare
acquiring knowledge
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The Greek name for the Council of 500
Assembly
Boule
Pnyx
Pnyx
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A ruler who seizes power and governs in a harsh, cruel way
magistrate
representative
president
tyrant
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Education for boys in Ancient Athens included
teaching and administration
food, babies, weaving
computers, music, dance
epics, wrestling, military
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Who was required to be active in the government of Ancient Athens?
All merchants
All citizens
All slaves
All metics
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Ancient Athens was divided into "classes". Which is the best synonym for class?
systems
layer of society
classroom
houses
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People who were owned by private Athenians and worked. They may have been taken prisoner.
magistrates
slaves
citizens
metics
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He criticized democracy because he felt the lottery system didn't allow the best men to govern
Alexander the Great
Laconia
Socrates
Pericles
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A long poem that tells a story usually about a legendary hero of Ancient Greece
ballad
dissertation
epic
narrative
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The meeting place of the Assembly; large open area on the outskirts of Athens
Attica
Bouleterion
Olympia
Pynx
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The person who is accused of a crime in a court case is a
defendant
magistrate
plaintiff
criminal
18
Democracy means
"the power of the people"
"the citizens rule"
"the good for the many"
"the rights and responsibilities"
19
Wealthy women rarely went out in public except for
harvest time
family celebrations and religious ceremonies
political events
sales at the agora
20
In Athenian society, a tribe was
a family group
a political group
a business
the first Athenians
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A government official who worked for the Athenian court and heard court cases is know as a
defendant
magician
magistrate
metic
22
The leader of the Council of 500 (Boule) held his position for
1 week
1 month
1 year
1 day
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The practice of exiling (forcing a person to leave) based on a majority vote of the Assembly.
Decree
Representation
Orator
Ostracism
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In Ancient Athens, voting was most often
a show of hands
done by secret ballot
no voting was allowed
who could yell the loudest
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The only form of government power Athenian born women had was
influence
speaking at the Assembly
financial
voting
26
The location where the Assembly would make speeches, debate, discuss and vote was the
Agora
Pnyx
Bouleterion
Temple
27
50 members of the Council were on duty at all times. They live in the
Tholos
Temple
Pnyx
Bouleterion
28
A city that has all the powers of an independent nation. Ancient Greece had them.
Agoras
City-states
Temples
Demos
29
City-state in southwest Greece that was Athens' main rival for power
Attica
Olympia
Sparta
Crete
30
A foreign-born person living in Athens. who could not participate in democracy.
Magistrate
Metic
Defendant
Pnyx
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The ancient Greek word for people
Magistrate
Cratos
Metic
Demos
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The person who brings a complaint about another person to court is known as a
complainer
magistrate
plaintiff
victim
33
The main decision making body of Athenian democracy. Every male citizen could participate.
Boule
Council of 500
Demos
Assembly
34
The drawing of names by chance from a large number of choices is called a
lottery
agenda
election
quiz
35
How many times per year did Assembly meetings take place?
40
55
50
45
36
The meeting place for the Council of 500.
Pnyx
Temple
Bouleterion
Assembly
37
A wide open area in the middle of an Ancient Greek city was
Agora
Assembly
Boule
Pnyx
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How many members of the Assembly needed to be present at a vote?
5000
3000
4000
6000
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Ancient General and Leader most associated with democracy and Athen's "golden age".
Caesar
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Socrates
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A person who heard cases in the law courts of Athens.
Demos
Metic
Magistrate
Lawyer
