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100
Would a powerful ancient Greek queen/ empress be qualified to be a citizen?
NO, though the empress would be highly revered in ancient Greece . However, since she's still a woman it automatically disqualifies her from being a citizen with no exceptions
100
Spartan citizens could only have one particular occupation, what is it?
Spartan citizens could only be a soldier
100
What was one major reason for citizenship being regarded as with such importance in Ancient Greece?
A person's citizenship determined whether or not they could perform in certain sporting events
100
How did your citizenship change if you moved from one city-state to another?
You were still a citizen of city state you originated in. You could only be a citizen of the new city state if you had an ancestor that was born there!
100
Were women considered citizens in ancient Greece?
No, women were not considered citizens and had as many rights as a slave, including the ineligibility of citizenship.
200
Would a gladiator who fought his way to freedom be qualified to become a citizen?
Yes, if a gladiator slave captured from a foreign army fights their way to freedom, they can become a Roman citizen
200
Athens had a right and a responsibility that overlapped. What was it?
Their ability to vote
200
Could a slave every acquire citizenship?
Yes, if the slave was able to earn freedom, they could become a citizen
200
Since women in the city state of Sparta had a lot of freedom and privileges, were they considered citizens?
No, women in Sparta were not considered citizens
200
Name some of the roles of women in ancient Greece
Acceptable answers: Stay at home, raise children, prepare food, money planning, watching over maids/servants
300
Would Alexander the Great, a famous conquerer and spiring god-king, want to be seen as a mere citizen on the same level as a peasant?
Alexander the great strove to be seen as Greek and spread the Greek culture and language throughout the known world, carrying the Greek book, The Odyssey, with him on his conquests. Even someone as ambitious as Alexander the Great wanted to be seen as a Greek citizen.
300
How did education differ from Sparta to Athens?
Spartans had a military based education while the Athenians had an arts based education
300
What emperor considered all free men in his kingdom to be automatic citizens?
Alexander the Great *also accept Constantine
300
What were the main characteristics a person had to have in each city state to be considered a citizen?
They had to be free adult men that were born in the city state.
300
What word defines the structure of a household in ancient Greece.
It's a patriarchal household, meaning that the men ran the house (fathers & sons)
400
Would a foreigner to Rome be qualified to gain citizenship?
Yes, anyone could apply for citizenship but of course not all people were accepted. Citizenship could be bought by wealthy men but it was extremely expansive and out of the reach of the poor and those who were not influential.
400
Sum up what Pericles meant by this statement: "A man who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as a useless character"
If you do not participate in government it is not because you are not interested, it is because you are useless
400
Who has the job of determining who is and is not a citizen during sporting events?
The Hellanoldikai determined who was a citizen, and by extension who could compete
400
Each city state was so separated from each other, which led to conflict between the city states. How do you think this affected citizenship?
Many people were hesitant to move to Sparta. They had an incredible military which many states wanted as an ally. However, no one wanted to move to Sparta to have to rigorously train and end up in that military.
400
What happened when metic (foreign) men tried to cohabitate with an Athenian women?
They could be fined up to 1,000 drachmas (equivalent to three years worth of salary)
500
Is there anything a citizen of Rome can dot to lose their citizenship?
No, even if a Roman citizen moved elsewhere, they would retain their Roman citizenship. A Roman citizen could, however, be put to death for treason.
500
Were Spartan women classified as citizens? Explain your answer
Although they had far more rights than Athenian women, Spartan women still were not citizens.
500
Some emperors considered themselves to be gods on Earth, and thus above the common citizens. Despite this, would they still be considered a citizen?
Yes, even god-emperors were called citizens of the nations they ruled.
500
Who was allowed to compete in sports, like the Olympic Games, in each city state?
Free men
500
Could women ever become citizens?
Women could never "earn" citizenship but women who were slaves could buy their freedom. Male slaves could earn their freedom and possibly gain citizenship.