Worksheets5C -5D Athens versus Sparta
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Balkan
Who were the helots?
nobles who ran the country
slaves who worked the land
merchants or artisans who lived in the villages
soldiers who protected the city-state
Which city-state helped defeat the Persians in the Persian Wars?
Sparta
Athens
Both
Neither
Which city-state won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
Athens
Both
Neither
What was the name of the alliance and treasury established by Athens at the end of the Persian War?
The Agora
The Delian League
The Athenian Assembly
The Council of Elders
Why did Sparta go to war against Athens?
Resentment over Athens growing wealth and power
Athenian expansion into the Peloponnesian Peninsula
Anger over access to the Aegean Sea
The Ephors were insulted by the Athenian Assembly
What was the second stage of government in Athens?
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Tyranny
Democracy
Athenian aristocrats were:
wealthy landowners
warrior elites
monarchs
priests of Athena
He wrote the first codified laws for Athens:
Pericles
Draco
Solon
Archimedes
The third stage of government in Athens was:
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Tyranny
Democracy
Both Athens and Sparta:
extended citizenship to free adult males only
emphasized public debate and democratic government
expected women to defend the homes in wartime
created art and architecture to glorify their city-states
