Athens and Sparta

Athens and Sparta

Tyranny in the City States

• Tyrants were able to size power form the Nobles with the help of Greek farmer, artisan and merchant

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statement is wrong?

• Democrats were able to seize power from the nobles, with the support of Greek farmers, merchants and artisans

• Tyrants were able to seize power from the nobles, with the support of Greek farmers, merchants and artisans

• Tyrants were able to seize power from the kings, with the support of Greek farmers, merchants and artisans

• None of the above are false

Multiple Choice

What event caused the downfall of the Nobles and rise of Tyrants in Greek?

• owners if small farms had enough money

• merchants and artisans had no say in running polis

• nobles were empathetic to farmer and freed them

Multiple Choice

The growing unhappiness of .....led to the rise of Tyrants.

• Nobles

• Tyrants

• Merchants and Artisans

• Merchant, Artisans and Farmers

Multiple Choice

What is not correct about the Tyrant rule in Greek?

• Tyrant overthrew nobles in 600s B.C

• Tyrant got support from common people and Hoplites

• Tyrants made themselves popular by building new marketplaces, temples and walls

• Rule by one person was in the favour of Greek people

Multiple Choice

What is correct statement here?

• Athens choose a system where a few people hold power

• Athens choose a system where all citizens share power to run government

Sparta - Life and Government

Multiple Choice

What is the Greek word for 'Capture'?

• captive

• Helots

• Dorian

• Hoplites

Multiple Choice

Why Spartans were focused on controlling their people?

• they had fear that Helots could rebel

• they wanted to capture all Greek land

• they had irresponsible citizens

Multiple Choice

Boys left their family and live in barrack at the age of......?

• 7

• 12

• 20

• 10

Multiple Choice

" Come home carrying your shield or being carried on it". What does this mean?

• surrender the war and come back home

• win or loose the war

• never left your shield whatever the situation

Multiple Choice

What is not correct about Spartan government?

• government was oligarchy

• two kings headed a council of elders

• 28 citizens were in council

• council members were above 50 years

Multiple Choice

What was not the cause of Spartan backwardness in intellectual development?

• they frowned upon citizen who studied literature or the arts

• they had visited many places and allowed many tourist to visit

• they were focused on controlling Helots for 250 years

Athens

Multiple Choice

At what age Athenian boys finish their school and became citizens?

• 18 years

• 20 years

• 12 years

• 16 years

Multiple Choice

Who was trusted nobles by the farmers and established democracy in Athens?

• Solon

• Peisistratus

• Cleisthenes

Multiple Choice

The growing unhappiness of .....led to the rise of Tyrants.

• Nobles

• Tyrants

• Merchants and Artisans

• Merchant, Artisans and Farmers