Who ruled the government of Sparta?

Two kings who were watched over by five ephors

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

They were slaves who worked the land for the Spartans

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

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