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Why did the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta develop different political systems?
a) The Byzantine Empire dictated government policies
b) Foreign travelers introduced new philosophies
c) The mountainous topography resulted in the isolation of these city-states
d) For over three centuries, civil wars raged in these city-states

The Golden Age of Greece and the Gupta Empire in India
a) advances in science and technology occurred
b) trade and commerce declined
c) democratic governments were developed
d) the religious ideas of western Europe were accepted

The ancient Athenians are credited with
a) inventing and using the wheel
b) eliminating slavery
c) establishing governments that had democratic elements
d) inventing the printing press

Which characteristic is associated with the Golden Age of Athens?
a) A strong military led to national unity
b) A written constitution led to the creation of government
c) Prosperity led to the creation of many works of art
d) Political instability led directly to the formation of unified nation-states

Which ancient civilization established the basis of Western democracy?
a) Phoenician
b) Egyptian
c) Sumerian
d) Greek

Which society practiced direct democracy?
a) ancient Athens
b) dynastic China
c) Gupta Empire
d) early Egypt

One effect of the rugged, mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of
a) absolute monarchies
b) separate, independent city-states
c) extensive trade with the Persians
d) belief in one God

An important factor that prevented the ancient Greek city-states from uniting to form a single nation was the
a) lack of a common language
b) size of the desert regions
c) mountainous topography of the region
d) cold, hostile climate

Which statement about Greek civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?
a) Boys in Sparta were trained to be soldiers.
b) Athens had a better culture than that of Sparta.
c) Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were Greek philosophers.
d) Many adults in Athens did not have the right to vote.

All citizens in ancient Athens had the right to attend the Assembly, where they could meet in open discussion and cast votes. This situation is an example of
a) direct democracy
b) totalitarianism
c) parliamentary democracy
d) absolutism

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