WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The land around Athens did not provide enough food for the entire city’s people. But Athens was near the sea, and it had a good harbor, so Athenians traded with other city-states and some foreign lands to get the goods and natural resources they needed. They acquired wood from Italy and grain from Egypt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Elected officials including 10 generals (strategos), magistrates (archons), and others. Council of 500 was charged with administering decisions made by the Assembly. The Assembly open to all citizens (all citizens were eligible to attend such meetings and speak up). They passed laws and made policy decisions.

Detailed explanation-3: -How would a man become a member of Athens’s Council of 500? He was chosen in a drawing. How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat? They shipped local products to Egypt to trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy? It was close to the sea. Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?