Athens and Sparta: A Comparison

What was Athens known for in ancient Greece?

• Military strength

• Democracy

• Agriculture

• Isolation

Sparta was a city-state of ancient Greece known for its ______.

• Democracy

• Art

• Military oligarchy

• Trade

What is the Peloponnesus?

• A) A city-state

• B) A peninsula

• C) A mountain

• D) A river

How far apart were Athens and Sparta?

• 50 miles

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

Athens encouraged artists from other parts of Greece to come and share their knowledge of ______.

• Science

• Art and architecture

• Military tactics

• Agriculture

Sparta was located on a narrow plain on a peninsula known as the ______.

• Attica

• Peloponnesus

• Thessaly

• Macedonia

What was a major characteristic of Spartan society?

• Valued art and culture

• Valued simplicity and strength

• Valued trade and commerce

• Valued democracy

Which city-state was known for having a great naval power in Greece?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Thebes

The harbor of Sparta was about ______ miles away.

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

What did Spartans teach their sons and daughters?

• To be artists

• To be traders

• To fight

• To be philosophers