The Two City-states
This city uses metal coins and encourages trade.
Athens
True or False: In Athens, girls could train in the military with the boys.
False; this is true for Sparta
Sparta was more isolated locationally because of the surrounding...?
Mountains
This city relies heavily on farming and the labor of enslaved people
Sparta
Athens was located 4 miles away from which sea?
The Aegean sea
This city discourages trade because its leaders fear outside ideas
Sparta
Athenians focused more on ______ and ________ rather than discipline and military training.
Art and Education/ideas
How many kings were a part of the Council of Elders?
2 kings and 28 other men
This city has a large marketplace called the agora
Athens
What was one of the purposes of the Athenian Assembly?
To approve laws
True or False: At the age of twenty, men and women needed to take a fitness test to become a spartan soldier.
False; only men took the test
State the two types of government belonging to Athens and Sparta and explain how they differ.
Democracy and Oligarchy
- democracy allows the people to have a say
- oligarchy has one small group of powerful individuals who make all of the important decisions
Why didn't the spartans have a wall of protection around their city like the Athenians?
Because they believed their army was enough protection against their enemies! The human wall!