Sparta
True or False
Farms gathered at Sparta's agora to do business.
False (It would be too much work to move whole farms to the agora every so often by hand)
True or False
Girls were raised the same in Athens and Sparta.
False
Who wanted to make Sparta the strongest military power in Greece?
polis leaders
What were boys trained to be in Sparta?
soldiers
True or False
Athens was on the peninsula of Attica and northwest of Sparta.
False. It is northeast of Sparta.
Who were most of Sparta's farm workers?
slaves
Why were girls trained to be strong women?
to raise strong children
What is the meaning of the two Greek words democracy comes from?
rule by the people
Boys in Athens studied reading and writing only if their parents could _____________ (the answer is a phrase).
afford to send them
Did Athens spend much time building a strong army?
Nope
Around what year was Sparta the largest city-state in Greece?
700 B.C.
Name two things girls in Sparta practiced.
running, throwing spears and javelin, and playing ball games
From where did we get our ideas of democracy?
ancient Greece
Boys in Athens would practice _______ or _______ at the gym before going _____.
Neve's Nonsense©
If you get at least two of the three correct you will get the points points.
wrestling; boxing; home
You're welcome person of the universe.
Eventually, ______ citizens demanded to have more say in the government.
poor
A ___ ________ nearby formed Sparta's acropolis.
low mountain
Athene girls who lived on ______ helped in the fields during ____________time.
farms; harvest
What's the difference between a monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy?
An oligarchy is ruled by a small group of citizens who made the decisions.
A monarchy is ruled by a king or queen.
A democracy is a system of government in which citizens vote to make the decisions about the government.
At what age did boys from Sparta start training?
7
Most early leaders in Athens belonged to ______ families.
noble
In what year did Sparta's slaves revolt. Did the slaves succeed?
They revolted in 600 B.C. No, the slaves did not succeed.
Girls in Athens would ______ cloth from _______ wool.
weave cloth; sheep's
Neve's Nonsense©
Since you are so brave to choose a 500 in a category (which is extremely mysterious) I will give you a review question to see if you actually learned or shoved answers in your brain just for the test.
What three things did shrubs on hills provide food for?
sheep, goats, and cattle
If you got that wrong, this is a lesson you shall learn from and learn to actually learn.
Boys worked with their dads in the ______ or in _______ or stoneworking ______.
What city-state is my question talking about?
(and yes you have to get them all exactly right in the right order because it is 500 points)
fields; pottery; shops; Athens
What did girls do instead of practicing sports?
Helped their mothers