C5L2 Athens & Sparta Vocabulary

Slaves in Sparta were called

• Slaves
• Helots
• Spartans
• Outcast

What is a democracy?

• A government ruled by a small group of people

• A government ruled by the citizens (ruled by the people)

• A government ruled by one person (a king/queen)

• A government where everyone and everything is equal

What is an oligarchy?

• A government ruled by a few wealthy people

• A government ruled by the citizens (ruled by the people)

• A government ruled by one person (a king/queen)

• A government where everyone and everything is equal

The five men elected each year who enforced the laws and managed the collection of taxes, were called

• Helots
• Ephors
• Perioki
• Spartiates

A tyrant is

• an elected official

• someone who seizes power and rules with total authority

• a landowner

• someone who frees the slaves

"Merchants and artisans also called for reforms." Reforms means

• moving something

• a type of food

• keeping things the same

• making changes in

Tyranny means

• rule by a king

• rule by a cruel and unjust person

• rule by the people

• rule by two people

Military means

• of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war

• of or relating to peace

• of or relating to hats

• of or relating to citizenship

"They decided to make Sparta a military society that stressed discipline." In this sentence discipline means all of these except

• training people to obey rules or a code of behavior

• using punishment to correct disobedience

• being permissive

• having self-control

Barracks are

• a large room where people sleep

• a type of temple

• a building or group of buildings used to house soldiers

• a small hut