NG Ch. 8 Section 2 Review

How did Sparta differ from other city-states?

• It was a military society.

• It banned slavery.

• It excluded women from civic life.

How did Spartan government work?

• It centered on a tribunal of warriors elected from their regiments.

• It shared power among kings, and elite council, and elected officials.

• It relied on a merchant oligarchy to make and administer laws.

How did Athenian society differ from Spartan society?

• Athenians granted women more freedoms.

• Athenians avoided violence and warfare.

• Athenians valued education.

What prompted Darius I of the Persian Empire to attack Greece?

• Athens supported the Ionian revolt.

• Athens disrupted Persian trade routes.

• Athens and Sparta forged and alliance.

What event brought Athens and Sparta together?

• Conquest of the Ionians.

• war with the Persian Empire

• Conflict with neighboring city-states.

What is significant about the Battle of Thermopylae?

• Athenians and Spartans joined forces to defeat the Persians.

• The Persians overwhelmed the combined Greek armies.

• A small number of Spartans held off a large number of Persians.

How did childhood in Sparta differ from that in Athens?

• Spartan boys at the age of 7 were removed from their families to become soldiers. In Athens, wealthy boys received and education and girls learned household skills.

• In Sparta, wealthy boys received an education and girls learned household skills. Athenian boys at the age of 7 were removed from their families to become soldiers.

How did Spartan government differ from Athenian government?

• Sparta as ruled first by a monarchy and then an aristocracy. Internal conflict gave rise to a democracy in which citizens had a direct role in governing. Athens was ruled by kings elected officials, and the ruling class.

• Spartan government was ruled by kings elected officials, and the ruling class. Athens was ruled first by a monarchy and then an aristocracy. Internal conflict gave rise to a democracy in which citizens had a direct role in governing.

What is another name for a Greek city-state?

• Polling Place
• Acropolis
• Polis
• Oligarchy

The Greek city-state of ______ became a military society.