City-States, Athens, Sparta Quiz Review
City-States and Types of Government
True or False: All city-states spoke Greek True All city-states spoke Greek, just different dialects (varieties)
True or False: All city-states worshiped the same main gods. True Some gods were Zeus, Athena, Posiden, Hades, Hera
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.
True or False: Each city-state has their own legends, traditions, and heroes. True
True or False: All city-states had the same government. False Some types of governments were monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, democracy, and tyranny
Describe a monarchy A single leader (king, queen, pharaoh) who usually inherits the throne
Describe a oligarchy Government run by rich, noble men
Describe a tyranny Takes power illegally
Describe a aristocracy Noble or royal family has power
Describe a democracy Power is with the people: citizens debate, make laws, and hold elections
Athens
What are the four requirements to be an Athenian citizen? Male 18+ age Not a slave 2 Athenian parents
What is the purpose of the Athenian Assembly? Vote Pass laws Raise/lower taxes Ostracize Vote on war or peace
True or False: Athens used a court and jury to decide if people were guilty. True Athenian juries could have up to 501 people!
Who were the strategoi? Army generals elected by the Assembly
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
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.
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.
True or False: Girls could attend school. False Only boys could attend school, girls were expected to tend to the children and home
True or False: Athens was located on the coast. True Athens was on a peninsula, near the Aegean Sea
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.
Sparta
True or False: Sparta required 4 years of military training. False Sparta required 23 years of military training.
True or False: Sparta had a large, powerful navy. False Because Sparta was mostly landlocked, they focused on their army, not their navy.
Describe the Spartan education system. Age 7 boys started military school Little or no reading, writing, or poetry
Describe life for Spartan children. Abandoned weak babies to die No comforting No shoes
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
Describe what life was like for a Spartan slave. Slaves were treated like animals Worked on farms Beaten Put to death for complaining.
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.
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