GREECE TEST 2

14. What was Lycurgus' primary goal?

• to have the Spartans conquer Crete
• to allow the priests to run the city-state
• to make everyone dedicated to the state
• to have equality between Spartan men and women

1. How did Greek city-states develop?

• through the power of Zeus
• due to the death of the Minotaur
• people gathered in the valleys for protection during the Dark Age. Eventually communities developed that turned into city-states
• when the king of Asia Minor demanded it

20. Why were Spartan women allowed to participate in athletics?

• to compete in the Olympics
• for their self esteem
• to make their parents proud
• to develop strong bodies allowing them to give birth to healthier babies

8. What was the third form of Government in Athens?

• tyranny
• democracy
• oligarchy
• monarchy

17. At what age were Spartan boys placed in the military?

• 18
• 7
• 25
• 30

2. What was a Greek city-state called?

• agora
• polis
• hoplite
• phalanx

12. Who were the helots?

• Greek servants
• slaves for the Spartans from conquered territories
• men that ran the Spartan temples
• Spartan scholars

9. In what year was democracy introduced to Athens?

• 507 BC
• 705 BC
• 570 BC
• 75 BC

18. What did the Spartans do with babies that they deemed unfit to be future Spartan warriors?

• put them up for adoption
• send them to Athens
• expose them on a mountain to die
• pray to Zeus for strength

3. What was the name for a Greek marketplace?

• phalanx
• hoplite
• polis
• agora