Athens & Sparta
Government
Education
Economy
Treatment of Women and Slaves
100
Which city-state, Athens or Sparta, is located on the Peloponnesus?
Sparta
100
To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to...
pass a physical fitness test.
100
In Athens, who would teach young girls at home?
their mothers
100
What name do we give to the marketplace in ancient Athens?
The Agora
100
Which city-state gave women great rights?
Sparta
200
Which feature of Athens’s geography most affected its economy and trade?
It was close to the sea
200
What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500?
The assembly was much larger
200
This ancient Greek painting shows the various subjects Athenian boys studied. Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
There were not enough books.
200
Give an example of what people would do at the Agora.
Buy certain goods
200
What was the main role of women in ancient Athens?
managing the home
300
Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
surrounding mountains
300
Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?
A small group held the most power
300
In Sparta, what did most students learn to do?
They learned how to be excellent soldiers
300
Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states. To discourage trade, what did Sparta use for its money?
heavy iron bars
300
What name did Spartans give to their slaves?
Helots
400
CHALLENGE: Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers.
soldiers
400
What is the name of the group in ancient Sparta that made the rules?
the Council of Elders
400
Why were Spartan girls given military training?
they were required to serve in the military.
400
How did the citizens of Athens get enough grain to eat?
They shipped local products to Egypt to trade.
400
List one thing Athenian women could not do.
Athenian women could not inherit or own much property.
They could not vote or attend the Assembly, and most could not even choose their own husbands.
500
How did Spartans view outsiders and their ideas?
They were suspicious of them.
500
How would a man become a member of Athens’s Council of 500?
He was selected at random to serve on the council.
500
What task was performed by both women and some slaves in Athens?
working as teachers
500
What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?
The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.
500
List two rights the women of Sparta had that the women of Athens could not.
Women could also own and control their own property.
They could marry again, should their first husband be away at war for too long a time.
The opportunity to get military training