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