Ancient Greece Formative 2 review

What form of government did ancient Sparta have?

• oligarchy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• anarchy

Why were Spartan women required to exercise?

• They believed that strong women had strong babies.

• They wanted to prevent heart disease?

• The women's magazines said they could lose 15 pounds in 2 weeks.

• It made them better farmers.

Who did the farming in ancient Sparta?

• Spartan men who had retired from the military

• slaves

• Spartan women

• boys who failed out of military school

Why was the land around Sparta so attractive to invaders?

• It had great views of the sea.

• Huge bison herds lived in the area.

• There was a lot of underground gold.

• It was good farmland.

Which physical feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?

• poor soil

• broad rivers

• major highways

• surrounding mountains

Why is Sparta said to have been an oligarchy?

• Military strength was valued.

• It was organized as a city-state.

• The government had two kings.

• A small group held the most power.

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

• Children did not learn to read.

• Children studied sculpture and painting.

• Both boys and girls got military training.

• the winners of sports games

To become a full citizen, a Spartan man had to

• pass a physical test.

• come from a rich family.

• get elected by the people.

• marry a citizen's daughter.

What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?

• The conquered people left by sea to start new colonies for Sparta.

• The conquered people moved to Sparta to sell goods in the marketplace.

• The Spartans made the conquered people leave so that Spartans could move there.

• The Spartans made the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.

Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta

• could not vote.

• could own property.

• had most influence in the home.

• served equally with men in the army.