WorksheetsAthens vs. Sparta
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which city-state had a Democracy where citizens voted?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
2.
Which city-state started training soldiers at age 7?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
3.
Which city-state had an oligarchy with a council of elders?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
4.
Which city-state helped defeat the Persians in the Persian Wars?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
5.
In which city-state did women have more rights?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
6.
Which city-state won the Peloponnesian War?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
Which city-state traded in the agora using metal coins?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
8.
In which city-state did the helots (slaves) greatly outnumber the citizens?
a)
Sparta
b)
Athens
c)
Both
d)
Neither
9.
Athens is known for its
a)
founding ideas of democracy
b)
militarism
c)
great seafood
d)
Gods
10.
Sparta is a Greek city- state recognized for its military strength.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The geography of Greece was important because
a)
it affected the creation of city-states
b)
many cities grew independently
c)
increased sea trade
d)
all the above
12.
Greece is a country on the continent of
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
China
13.
Greece is surrounded by
a)
the Mediterranean Sea
b)
the Ionian Sea
c)
the Agean Sea
d)
all the above
14.
The location of Sparta affected its people's attitudes and actions. How so?
a)
They relied on trading to get their necessary goods.
b)
They became a democratic society.
c)
They were suspicious of outsiders.
d)
They changed the way they lived often.
15.
What did Spartans use for money?
a)
gold coins
b)
iron bars
c)
olive branches
d)
silver coins
16.
Why did Spartans use heavy iron bars as money?
a)
It discouraged trade with other city-states.
b)
It was worth more than other city-states' coins.
c)
It was easy to pack into wagons and ships for trading.
d)
It encouraged others to trade with them.
17.
What happened to the people who lived in the lands that the Spartans conquered?
a)
They had to leave their land and become slaves in Sparta.
b)
Their villages were ransacked and no one was left to survive.
c)
They had to evacuate their land and travel to other colonies.
d)
They remained on their land but had to give 1/2 of their food crop to the Spartans.
18.
What was most important to Spartans when it came to education?
a)
reading and writing
b)
a strong mind and body
c)
boys and girls receiving military training
d)
boys and girls learning to cook and clean
19.
Spartan women had more rights than other Greek women. What proves this?
a)
Spartan women could own their own property.
b)
Spartan women learned how to care for their households.
c)
Spartan women could become members of the Council.
d)
Spartan women served in the military.
20.
The Athenian economy was based on _________________.
a)
trading
b)
conquering
c)
farming
d)
stealing
21.
What were the people called who the Spartans conquered?
a)
perioikoi
b)
helots
c)
barracks
d)
citizens
22.
How did someone become a member of Athens' Council of 500?
a)
by inheriting the position from their fathers
b)
by a random drawing
c)
by being elected in a vote from other citizens
d)
he seized the power from previous council members
23.
What best describes the government in Sparta?
a)
The Council of Elders prepared laws and could stop those they disagreed with.
b)
The two kings inherited their power.
c)
The 28 Council members were elected by the Assembly and served for the rest of their lives.
d)
All of the answers are correct.
24.
What is true of education in Athens?
a)
Its purpose was to create good citizens with strong minds and bodies.
b)
Its purpose was to create people who could protect the city-state.
c)
Both women and men were trained to fight.
d)
Reading and writing were taught but were not considered important.
25.
What is NOT true of life in Sparta?
a)
Boys were expected to endure all pain, so they marched without shoes and weren't fed much.
b)
If a baby was born unhealthy, it might be left on a hillside to die.
c)
The government would declare war against the helots to prevent them from rebelling.
d)
Women had many fewer rights than men.
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