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1 City-States, Athens, Sparta Quiz Review

2 City-States and Types of Government

3 True or False: All city-states spoke Greek True All city-states spoke Greek, just different dialects (varieties)

4 True or False: All city-states worshiped the same main gods. True Some gods were Zeus, Athena, Posiden, Hades, Hera

5 True or False: Not all city-states participated in the Olympics. False All city-states came together every 4 years to compete in various sports and races.

6 True or False: Each city-state has their own legends, traditions, and heroes. True

7 True or False: All city-states had the same government. False Some types of governments were monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, democracy, and tyranny

8 Describe a monarchy A single leader (king, queen, pharaoh) who usually inherits the throne

9 Describe a oligarchy Government run by rich, noble men

10 Describe a tyranny Takes power illegally

11 Describe a aristocracy Noble or royal family has power

12 Describe a democracy Power is with the people: citizens debate, make laws, and hold elections

13 Athens

14 What are the four requirements to be an Athenian citizen? Male 18+ age Not a slave 2 Athenian parents

15 What is the purpose of the Athenian Assembly? Vote Pass laws Raise/lower taxes Ostracize Vote on war or peace

16 True or False: Athens used a court and jury to decide if people were guilty. True Athenian juries could have up to 501 people!

17 Who were the strategoi? Army generals elected by the Assembly

18 True or False: Athenian women had many rights. False Women has no political rights and were basically controlled by men They could not debate or be in the Assembly Did not go to school

19 True or False: Compared to Spartan slaves, life was horrible for Athenian slaves. False Slaves had it pretty good in Athens compared to Sparta. They could buy their freedom and cleaned, shopped, cooked, raised children, and entertained.

20 True or False: Athenians wanted their men to be “well-rounded”. True Men were taught rhetoric – the “art of arguing”, reading, writing, math, logic and music. They also attended military school for 2 years and exercised to keep fit.

21 True or False: Girls could attend school. False Only boys could attend school, girls were expected to tend to the children and home

22 True or False: Athens was located on the coast. True Athens was on a peninsula, near the Aegean Sea

23 True or False: Athens had a large navy. True Being right on the coast allowed Athenians to build up a very powerful navy with many boats and ships.

24 Sparta

25 True or False: Sparta required 4 years of military training. False Sparta required 23 years of military training.

26 True or False: Sparta had a large, powerful navy. False Because Sparta was mostly landlocked, they focused on their army, not their navy.

27 Describe the Spartan education system. Age 7 boys started military school Little or no reading, writing, or poetry

28 Describe life for Spartan children. Abandoned weak babies to die No comforting No shoes

29 True or False: Women had no rights in Sparta. False Women were given some rights Encourage to play sports and participate in foot races Could own land Raised their sons to be warriors

30 Describe what life was like for a Spartan slave. Slaves were treated like animals Worked on farms Beaten Put to death for complaining.

31 True or False: The Spartan government was mostly oligarchy. True Two kings ruled to keep each other from becoming tyrants The kings were also in charge of the army.

32 True or False: The Spartans had an Assembly. True It was less democratic then Athens No debates All citizens just approved or disapproved Held elections in an open field by shouting


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