Who were the helots who lived in the region controlled by Sparta?

They were slaves who worked the land for the Spartans

Who ruled the government of Sparta?

Two kings who were watched over by five ephors

What was the city-state of Sparta known for?

Its highly trained army and fierce soldiers

What was the general requirement to being a Spartan citizen?

trace their ancestry back to the original settlers

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This is Sparta

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A quiz that can be given to students after doing a reading on Ducksters on Sparta at http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece/sparta.

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1
True or False: Women were unimportant in Sparta and were not sent to school or educated.
TRUE
FALSE
2
Who did the Spartans fight at the Battle of Thermopylae?
Athens
Persians
Thebes
Corinth
3
What city-state did Sparta fight during the Peloponnesian War?
Rhodes
Thebes
Athens
Corinth
4
Who were the helots who lived in the region controlled by Sparta?
They were slaves who worked the land for the Spartans
They were specially trained soldiers who fought with spears
They were the top level of Spartan society
They were a class of craftsmen who were experts in metalwork
5
What was the name of the school that all male Spartan citizens attended as boys?
Academy
Aegis
University
Agoge
6
What was the biggest shame that a Spartan soldier could experience in battle?
To lose his shield
To cry out in pain
To die before killing an enemy
To lose his helmet
7
What was the name of the battle formation that the Spartan soldiers used?
Phalanx
Calvary
Pincer
Regiment
8
Who ruled the government of Sparta?
The people ruled through a democracy and representatives
Two kings who were watched over by five ephors
A single king called a tyrant who had total power
A council of 12 men ruled by committee
9
What was the city-state of Sparta known for?
The freedom and rights of all the peoples living in Sparta
Philosophers, artists, and poets such as Pindar and Socrates
Its extravagant theatre and famous playwrights
Its highly trained army and fierce soldiers
10
What was the general requirement to being a Spartan citizen?
Anyone that lived in the area controlled by Sparta
Anyone who could pay a fee or was born to Spartan citizens
Only the very rich and powerful could be called citizens
trace their ancestry back to the original settlers

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