Athens
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
What is a Helot?
A slave
Who won the second Peloponnesian war?
Sparta
Who could vote in Athens?
Free men who completed their military training
How did Spartans get the goods they needed for everyday life?
Farming and conquering other city-states
What is a myth?
A story or legend that is not true, but explains how something in the world works.
Who won the first Peloponnesian war?
No one, the war ended in a truce
How did Athenians get the goods they needed for everyday life?
Trading with other city-states
True or False: Girls in Sparta received military training too.
True
What is a monarchy?
A type of government where one person rules, usually a king.
How did Sparta gain the upper hand?
An Athenian general defected to Sparta and told the Spartans everything he knew about Athen's military
True or False: Athenians were not required to train their physical bodies. Instead, they trained their minds with reading, writing, and math.
False: They trained their minds AND their bodies, and took physical classes like gymnastics and wrestling too.
At what age was a Spartan man allowed to live at home with his family?
Age 30 (but he still served in the military until he was 60).
What is a hoplite?
A Greek soldier
What happened to Pericles?
He died from a plague that wiped out 1/3 of Athen's population.
True or False: Women in ancient Athens ate dinner in a separate room from their husband.
True
Who was in the Council of Elders?
Central public space, often used as a marketplace and political center.
What happened to Athens and Sparta after the Peloponnesian War?
They were conquered by the Macedonians led by Alexander the Great