Ancient Greeks: Lesson 2 Sparta & Athens

Fill in the blank: An oligarchy is a government where a small group controls ______.

• everything

• nothing

• some things

• the army

What is democracy?

• A) A government where people can vote and make choices

• B) A ruler who has complete power

• C) Enslaved people in ancient Sparta

• D) A high-ranking official in Sparta chosen by the council.

Fill in the blank: An ephor is a high-ranking official in Sparta chosen by the ______.

• king

• council

• army

• people

Fill in the blank: Many people started to support ______ because they wanted change.

• tyrants

• farmers

• merchants

• soldiers

Fill in the blank: Sparta was located in southern ______.

• Greece

• Italy

• Egypt

• Persia

Fill in the blank: Boys left home at seven years old to live in ______ camps.

• military

• farming

• fishing

• trading

Fill in the blank: At age 60, Spartan men finished ______ service.

• military

• farming

• trading

• teaching

What type of government did Sparta have?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Republic

In Sparta, who enforced laws and collected taxes?

• Kings

• Ephors

• Assembly

• Citizens

Who helped cancel the farmers' debts in Athens?

• Solon

• Peisistratus

• Cleisthenes

• Pericles