stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Roots of Democracy Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Roots of Democracy
Roots of Democracy
24 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
99 plays
Roots of democracy, Athens, third grade
Flashcards
24 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
24
Answers
1
Which group of people in ancient Greece could vote for leaders?
All people, regardless of gender or age
Free, land-owning men
Free men and male slaves
Both adult men and women
2
In what way is the United States similar to ancient Athens?
The United States is a democracy.
Only adult women can vote.
Everyone can vote.
The United States is in Europe.
3
A man won first place in a sprint and won valuable pottery as a prize. He probably competed in
The ancient Olympics
The state championship
The modern Olympics
The city-state games
4
Some United States government buildings were designed to look like buildings from..
Atlanta, Georgia
London, England
Athens, Greece
New York City, New York
5
Where were the first Olympic games held?
Boston, Massachusetts
Brazil
The United States
Greece
6
Which of the following is a synonym for ancient?
new
current
old
young
7
What is a direct democracy?
A government ruled by a dictator
A government where citizens choose representatives to decide
A government ruled by a king
A government where citizens meet to vote directly on issues
8
Identify the pictured building.
The Parthenon
The Supreme Court Building
The Lincoln Memorial
The White House
9
What type of government did ancient Greece have?
A monarchy
A dictatorship
A direct democracy
A representative democracy
10
What is a representative democracy?
A democracy where citizens choose leaders to represent them
A government ruled by a monarch(king or queen)
A democracy where citizens meet to vote directly on issues
A government ruled by a dictator
11
What does the word "democracy" mean?
vote
kings rule
give a demonstration
people rule
12
How are the ancient and modern Olympics alike?
Athletes come together to compete.
The Olympics always happen in Greece.
Both give medals as awards.
Neither one allows women to compete.
13
What happened in Athens, Greece about 2,500 years ago?
People started the first democracy.
Women gained the right to vote.
Architecture was very simple.
People elected the first president.
14
In the United States, how are government leaders chosen?
They appointed by the president.
They are elected by citizens.
A dictator appoints them.
They are chosen by a random drawing.
15
Identify the following building.
The Supreme Court Building
The White House
The Parthenon
The Lincoln Memorial
16
Which United States government building is modeled after the Parthenon in Greece?
The Washington Monument
The Supreme Court Building
The White House
The Lincoln Memorial
17
The United States government is ..
a representative democracy
a direct democracy
a dictatorship
led by a king
18
Why did a direct democracy work better for the ancient Greeks than it would for Americans?
Greece had taxes and the United States does not.
Greece has a larger population than the United States.
People in Greece lived farther apart.
Greece had a smaller population than the United States.
19
Where is Greece located?
Location G
Location F
Location I
Location E
20
How often did the ancient Olympics take place?
every four years
Every ten years
Every year
every two years
21
Where is Greece located?
In Africa
In the United States
In Georgia
In Europe
22
The United States borrowed which of the following ideas from ancient Greece?
Democracy
The Olympics
Architecture
All of the above
23
The Parthenon...
Does not have columns.
was built to honor Hercules.
Was used as a house for the king.
shows Greek architecture.
24
What is a direct democracy?
Where all citizens vote on decisions directly
Where a single leader makes the decisions
Where a royal family such as king or queen makes decisions
Where all citizens elect leaders to make decisions
