1. What was the Peloponnesian War? (1 point)
a conflict between Greece and Persia <<This one
a conflict between Athens and Sparta
a conflict between Greece and Macedonia
a conflict between Macedonia and Athens
2. What is the name for a government ruled by a small group of people? (1 point)
democracy
monarchy
oligarchy <<This one
tyranny
3. What was a city-state? (1 point)
a fortified city and surrounding farmlands <<This one
the marketplace of ancient Greek cities
the temple of the goddess Athena
the part of a Greek city located on a hill
4. Why was Solon important? (1 point)
He was the Macedonian king who united Greece.
He set up salaries for officials so poor people could serve. <<This
He was the general who defeated the Persian invaders.
He ended slavery for people who fell into debt.
5. "Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states;
we are rather a pattern to others <<This one
than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few…"
—Pericles, "Funeral Oration"
What is Pericles most likely suggesting about Greek government?
Average citizens did not have the skills to write a constitution.<<One
Sparta's oligarchy was a better system than Athens' democracy.
Athenian democracy was a good and innovative type of governing.
All Greek city-states should be ruled by just one united government.
1, and 6 are wrong. The rest are right.
To answer these questions, we need to analyze each option and choose the correct answer based on the information provided.
1. The Peloponnesian War was a conflict between Athens and Sparta, which makes option "a conflict between Greece and Persia" incorrect. The correct answer is "a conflict between Athens and Sparta."
2. A government ruled by a small group of people is called an oligarchy, so the correct answer is "oligarchy."
3. A city-state refers to a fortified city and surrounding farmlands, so the correct answer is "a fortified city and surrounding farmlands."
4. Solon was important because he set up salaries for officials, allowing poor people to serve. Therefore, the correct answer is "He set up salaries for officials so poor people could serve."
5. Pericles is suggesting that Athenian democracy was a good and innovative type of governing, making the correct answer "Athenian democracy was a good and innovative type of governing."
In summary, the correct answers are:
1. a conflict between Athens and Sparta
2. oligarchy
3. a fortified city and surrounding farmlands
4. He set up salaries for officials so poor people could serve.
5. Athenian democracy was a good and innovative type of governing.