VOCAB
What does the word Sparta mean?
The largest Ancient Greek city-state located on the southern Peloponnesus.
In ______ B.C. it was the largest city-state in Greece (hint:a time period).
700
At age ___ boys and girls began training.
7
Athens didn't spend very much time and energy in building a strong _____.
army
Girls practiced __________, throwing _________ and ___________, and playing _______ games. (name 3)
running, throwing spears and javelins, and played ball games
What does the word Athens mean?
On the peninsula of Attica and northeast of Sparta
Farmers met at Sparta's _____to discuss business.
Agora
Children were expected to help their _____.
A. mother B. father
C. friends and family D. None of them
D. None of them (answer was polis)
Most early leaders in Athens belonged to ____families.
noble
Boys were trained to be _____.
soldiers
What does the word democracy mean?
A system of government in which citizens vote to make decisions about the government.
Most of Sparta's farm workers were _________.
slaves
Which was better - Sparta or Athens?
Sparta, Athens, or both
Both
Eventually poor citizens demanded what?
(the answer is a short phrase)
More to say
Boys' and girls' lives were very ____in Athens.
Choices: same, different, alike, close
different
What does the word Mount Olympus mean?
The highest mountain in Greece where ancient Greeks believed many gods and goddesses lived.
Sparta had more slaves than_____. (hint:this one is a bit harder)
city-states
True or False: Boys would practice wrestling and basketball at the gym before going home.
FALSE - Boys practiced wrestling and boxing
Nobles were forced to do what? (in regard to their power)
share some power with citizens
Our ideas about democracy in the U.S. are connected to _______. (place)
Ancient Greece
What does the word acropolis mean?
A large hill in Ancient Greece where city residents sought shelter and safety in times of war and met to discuss community affairs.
In _____ B.C. Sparta's slaves revolted.
600
Athenian girls did not practice _________; they stayed home to help their ________.
sports, mothers
The word democracy combines two words meaning ________ _____ _____ __________.
"ruled by the people"
Athens was governed by a/an __________.
oligarchy