💻 Athens vs. Sparta: Know Your City-State - Missed Questions

Sparta was located on a peninsula in southern Greece known as the (a)   .

In Athens, boys began their military training at what age?

• Age 7

• Age 12

• Age 18

• Age 30

Sparta's economy relied mainly on:

• Trading luxury goods like pottery and art.

• Farming and conquest of other people.

• Building ships and fishing.

• Developing advanced technology.

Athenian boys learned to play a stringed instrument similar to a harp, called the (a)   .

What was the name of the marketplace in Athens where goods were bought and sold?

• The Pnyx

• The Acropolis

• The Agora

• The Parthenon

What did Sparta use as its form of currency?

• Gold coins featuring their kings.

• Beautifully painted pottery.

• Heavy iron bars.

• Silver coins from Athens.

The Council of Elders held the real power in which city-state?

• Athens

• Corinth

• Thebes

• Sparta

Which city-state was known for valuing simplicity, strength, and military skill above all else?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Both Athens and Sparta equally.

• Neither Athens nor Sparta.

Compared to Athenian women, Spartan women:

• Had no rights at all.

• Were confined to their homes and never went out.

• Had more rights, such as owning property.

• Focused only on arts and literature.