Government in Ancient Athens
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- Q1How often did the assembly meet?Once a yearEvery dayAbout 40 times a yearAbout 10 times a month45s
- Q2Which kind of democracy is ancient Athens?Representative DemocracyDirect Democracy45s
- Q3Who was a part of the Assembly?All male citizensPeople who were electedAll people who live in AthensPeople chosen by lottery45s
- Q4Who was a part of the Council of 500?People electedAll people who live in AthensPeople chosen by lotteryAll male citizens45s
- Q5How did people vote in the Assembly?ShoutingThey didn't voteA show of hands or with stonesSecret ballot45s
- Q6Ancient Athens was split into...City states10 tribes, each sent 50 people to the Council of 500500 tribes, each sent one person to the Council of 5005 tribes, each sent 100 people to the Council of 50045s
- Q7The Council of 500 was also known as...The peopleThe tribesThe lotteryThe boule45s
- Q8Council planned the agenda for Assembly meetingsTrueFalse45s
- Q9A chairman has his position for 24 hrsFalseTrue45s
- Q10Citizens could only be on the Council of 500 onceTrueFalse45s
- Q11What was used to make sure everyone had the same amount of time to speak in the Court?TimerSecurity GuardsWater-clockIt was all a guess45s
- Q12Women could speak for themselves in the courtTrueFalse45s
- Q13A jury could have anywhere from 501 to 1500 people on it.FalseTrue45s
- Q14The leader in the court was called thePresidentJuryDefendantMagistrate45s