Sparta and Athens

Which city-state started training soldiers at age 7?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Both

• Neither

Which city-state had their women never leave the house?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Both

• Neither

Why were the boys treated harshly when they entered the military?

• the oligarchy of Sparta did not like children.

• the boys were treated harshly to make them tough.

• the Spartan boys were not able to train well and quickly.

• if the boys were made to be afraid, they would not disobey.

Boys in Athens got an education to prepare them to become

• good citizens

• military leaders

• kind fathers

• smart businessmen

A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority is

• oligarchic

• democratic

• a tyrant

• a helot

A system of government in which a few people hold power is

• an oligarchy

• a democracy

• tyranny

• helotiousness

Athens and Sparta were known as

• city-states

• kingdoms

• nations

• empires

Sparta had the most powerful ___ in Greece.

• navy

• senate

• army

• judges

What are the major cultural differences between Sparta and Athens?

• Athens was the center for literature, art, and philosophy, while Sparta focused on the military.

• Men and women were considered equal in Sparta but not Athens.

• Sparta was a center for literature, art, and philosophy, while Athens focused on the military.

• Exercise and training was essential in Sparta and Athens.

The government of Athens was different from Sparta because

• Athenians did not have to serve in the military, but all Spartans had to serve.

• Athens was a democracy and Sparta was a military state.

• Athens allowed all men to vote, while Sparta only allowed men who owned property to vote.

• While Athens allowed women to vote, Sparta did not.