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Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta
Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta
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1
What was the WAR in which Sparta fought Athens?
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
The Peloponnesian War
The Persian War
2
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta
served equally with men in the army.
had most influence in the home.
could not vote.
could own property.
3
How would a man become a member of Athens’s Council of 500?
He was chosen in a drawing.
He inherited the position.
He overthrew a council member.
He was elected by citizens.
4
Their military service began at the age 7 until the age of 60 years old. Who were they?
The Athenians
The Corinthians
The Persians
The Spartans
5
Which of these events most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
Boys held a wrestling contest
People bought leather sandals.
Girls played musical instruments.
People voted for their leaders.
6
Which of the these answers are Ancient Greek peninsulas?
Attica
Scandinavian
Peloponnese
Iberian
7
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
the Assembly
the Council of Elders
the winners of sports games
the military leaders
8
Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
There were not enough books.
Examinations were very difficult.
They wanted to become citizens.
Public speaking was important.
9
Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
Children did not learn to read.
Both boys and girls got military training
Children studied sculpture and painting.
10
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to
marry a citizen's daughter.
pass a difficult test.
get elected by the people.
come from a rich family.
11
The government of Sparta had how many KINGS?
2
0
1
4
12
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
It was organized as a city-state.
A small group held the most power.
The government had one king.
Military strength was valued.
13
70 percent of this City-States population were SLAVES.
Sparta
Persia
Athens
Corinth
14
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.
conquered people left by sea to start new colonies to Sparta
conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods in the agora
conquered people left their homes so Sparatans could settle
15
How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat?
Grasses good for making bread grew wild nearby.
They shipped local products to Egypt to trade.
They conquered neighboring farm villages.
Every family raised its own food behind the house.
16
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
broad rivers
surrounding mountains
major highways
poor soil
17
What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500?
The Assembly had far less power.
The Assembly met more often.
The Assembly did not permit discussion.
The Assembly was larger.
18
Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?
It was close to the sea.
. It was surrounded by fertile fields.
It was built on rocky cliffs.
It was on a peninsula.
19
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
Sparta shipped most goods by boat.
Spartan money was more valuable than Athenian money.
Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states
Spartan money was easier to use than Athenian money.
20
A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education
in a day school.
from a priestess.
in another city.
from her mother.
