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7th Grade: Lesson 27 Quiz
7th Grade: Lesson 27 Quiz
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Quiz on Ancient Greece, Sparta v. Athens.
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1
Which city-state was on on the Peloponnesus?
Delphi
Thebes
Athens
Sparta
2
What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?
Leaders should be both wise and good.
Men and women should be equal.
Nobody should be a slave.
People should rule themselves.
3
Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy?
It was surrounded by fertile fields.
It was on a peninsula.
It was close to the sea.
It was built on rocky cliffs.
4
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
the Council of Elders
the Assembly
5
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
broad rivers.
surrounding mountains.
poor soil.
major highways.
6
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What conclusion does this suggest?
Spartan money was easier to use than Athenian money.
Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states
Sparta shipped most goods by boat.
Spartan money was more valuable than Athenian money.
7
Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
tyranny
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
8
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta could own property.
False
True
9
In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule?
military force
foreign partnerships
family tradition
the law of the land
10
A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education:
from her mother.
in another city.
in a day school.
from a priestess.
11
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
The conquered people left by sea to start new colonies for Sparta.
The conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods in the marketplace.
The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops
Spartans made the conquered people leave so that Spartans could move there
12
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
The government had two kings.
Military strength was valued.
A small group held the most power.
It was organized as a city-state.
13
Citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat by trading with nearby civilizations such as Egypt.
False
True
14
How would a man become a member of Athens’s Council of 500?
He inherited the position.
He was selected to serve on the council.
15
How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
Colonies were started by groups from different countries.
Different kings made different rules about how to govern.
Steep mountains kept people from different areas apart.
Different languages made it hard to communicate.
16
The agora of Athens was a theater.
False
True
17
What was the Assembly's main job in Athens's government?
The Assembly elected the president
The Assembly wrote new laws
The Assembly met with other countries to trade
The Assembly voted on new laws
18
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to:
come from a rich family.
pass a physical test.
marry a citizen's daughter.
get elected by the people.
