WorksheetsCh 5 Lesson 2 Sparta and Athens
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which statement about education in Athens is true?
Both boys and girls were educated by their mothers
Boys & girls attended school, but took different classes.
Boys attended school, while girls were educated at home.
Both boys and girls attended school & took the same classes
Sparta’s economy was based on trade.
True
False
What did Sparta use to control its citizens?
the military
the helots
forced physical fitness
In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?
Athenians studied combat; Spartans played sports.
Athenians went to school; Spartans served in military.
Athenians were citizens at 30; Spartans were citizens at 18.
Compared to women in other Greek city-states, Spartan women ...
had more freedom
enjoyed fewer rights
very rarely left their homes
What type of government did Sparta have?
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
the name of Spartan slaves
ephor
helot
citizen
In Athenian society, even educated women were not seen as equals to men.
True
False
Since Spartan men lived away from home, Spartan women...
could own property and travel.
could join the army and serve with their husbands.
became the government leaders.
Sparta’s economy was based on...
trade
fishing
agriculture
Many tyrants came to power in Greece after 650 B.C.E. because
was growing unrest among merchants, artisans, & farmers.
the nobles were no longer interested in ruling.
oligarchies failed when wealthy landowners gave up property.
a system of government in which all citizens share in running the government
democracy
oligarchy
monarchy
a person who enforced laws and managed tax collection in Sparta
ephor
helot
citizen
noble
