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WorksheetsAncient Athens, Sparta and Rome Social Structure
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which person would have been considered a patrician in ancient Rome?
a wealthy landowner
a slave laborer
a merchant
a farmer
Which statement BEST describes a difference in the treatment of girls in ancient Athens and Sparta?
Athenian girls were taught household duties by their mothers while Spartan girls were trained in sports and fitness.
Spartan girls were required to serve in the military while Athenian girls were sent to relatives to learn a trade.
Spartan girls were trained to hunt and fish while Athenian girls were taught to farm.
Athenian girls were sent to school while Spartan girls were taught at home.
Belos was a seven-year-old boy in ancient Greece. He lived in the military barracks with other boys away from his family for most of his childhood. He did not return home until at least age thirty.
Where did Belos MOST likely live?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Thebes
An upper-class ten-year-old boy in Athen would MOST likely spend his days
training for the military
getting an education
sailing with the navy
hunting for food
Why did Spartan leaders MOST likely control the lives of citizens more than Athenian leaders did/
to prevent rebellion by the helots
to ensure taxes were paid on time
to ensure citizens voted on important issues
to prevent citizens from overthrowing the government
Use the information to answer the question.
In the ancient Roman Republic, there was a political struggle between two social groups. Patricians were a small upper class. Plebeians were a larger class but had a lower legal and social status than patricians. A peaceful agreement was reached to allow the plebeians more power.
Which statement BEST states why the patricians made this agreement?
They needed the wealth of the plebeians.
They wanted the plebeians to vote for them.
They needed the plebeians as soldiers and workers.
They wanted their social status to be the same as the plebeians.
The ancient Greek city-states Athens and Sparta were alike in which way?
They both required all male citizens to serve as soldiers.
They both had a democratic form of government.
They both relied on slave labor.
They both had large navies.
Use the information to answer the question.
In ancient Roman Republic, there was a political struggle between two social groups. Patricians were a small upper class. Plebeians were a larger class but had a lower legal and social status than the patricians. A peaceful agreement was reached between the groups to allow plebeians more power.
Basted on the information, which group of people were MOST likely plebeians?
farm laborers
military officers
wealthy landowners
government leaders
Which individual would be most likely to be a student in a Roman school?
a poor boy studying mathematics
a slave girl preparing to be a midwife
a young aristocrat training to be a navigator
a 14 year old plebeian learning how to mint coins
Use the information to answer the question.
In the ancient Roman Republic, there was a political struggle between two social classes. Patricians were a small upper class. Plebeians were a larger class but had a lower legal and social status than patricians. A peaceful agreement was reached between the groups to allow plebeians more power.
How did the agreement between the patricians and plebeians affect the Roman political system?
The emperor was forced out of power.
Plebeians gained representation in government.
Patricians supported policies to get plebeian votes.
The wealth of patricians was controlled by the government.
