Chapter 7 Lesson 2 - Sparta & Athens: City-State Rivals

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law

• tyrant

• oligarchy

• democracy

• helots

a government in which a small group has control

• oligarchy

• democracy

• helots

• ephors

a government by the people

• democracy

• helots

• ephors

• tyrant

enslaved people in sparta

• helots

• ephors

• tyrants

• oligarchy

a high-ranked government official in sparta

• ephors

• helots

• democracy

• tyrant

Pick some of the roles of women in Sparta

• raise a daughter fit for the military

• raise a son fit for the military

• watch sports like wrestling

• own property

What type of leader help power in Greece due to the growing political unrest among city-states?

• tyrants

• women

• ephor

• helot

Is the following typical for a life of a boy in Athens or life of a boy in Sparta:

prepared for a life of war

left home at the of 7 to join the military

• Sparta

• Athens

Is the following typical for a life of a boy in Athens or life of a boy in Sparta:

participate in sports

studied arithmetic, geometry, drawing, music & public speaking

by the age of 18, take an active role in public affairs

• Athens

• Sparta

Chose how Sparta controlled its citizens

• discipline

• simplicity

• self-denial

• sports