Sparta
In 700 B.C. it was the largest _________ in Greece.
city-state
The lives of boys and girls were very ______ in Athens.
different
Polis leaders wanted to make Sparta the __________ military power in Greece.
strongest
The word democracy combines two Greek words meaning what?
rule by the people
Girls were trained to be strong _______ of _______ _______.
mothers, strong children
Most of Sparta farm workers were what?
Slaves
Girls would ______ cloth from sheep's wool.
weave
Children were expected to help the ________.
polis
Most early leaders in Athens belonged to _______ families.
noble
At age seven boys and girls began _______.
training
A low mountain nearby formed Sparta's what?
Acropolis
Athenian girls did not play sports because they stayed home and helped their _______.
mothers
Boys were trained to be ________.
soldiers
Athenians didn't spend very much time and energy building a ________ ________.
strong army
In 600 B.C. slaves _______.
revolted
Define Sparta.
The largest ancient Greek city-state located on the southern Peloponnesus.
Boys studied _______ and _______ if parents could afford to have them taught.
reading and writing
Farmers gathered at Sparta's ________ to do _______.
agora; business
Define Democracy.
A system of government in which citizens vote to make decisions about the government.
Boys would practice _______ or _______ at the gym before going home.
wrestling or boxing
Sparta had more slaves than what?
City-states
Girls who lived on farms helped in the fields during _________ _________.
harvest time
Girls practiced _______, throwing spears and ________, and playing ___________.
running, throwing spears and javelins, and playing ball games
Our ideas of democracy in the United States are connected to ______ ______.
Ancient Greece
Eventually, poor citizens demanded to have more say in how _________ was run.
government