WorksheetsSparta vs Athens
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Spartan boys entered the school of the army at the age of
10
7
9
18
Most girls in Ancient Athens received a good education in all subjects.
Athenian men joined the army for only two years
Citizenship was open to adult men who had been born in the city-state.
Athens
Sparta
Helots farmed the land and were only allowed to keep part of their harvest.
Athens
Sparta
Girls did not attend school; they learned household skills at home
Athens
Sparta
Girls' education focused on physical strength and athletic skills
Athens
Sparta
Which group of Athenians most likely opposed the introduction of democracy?
the rich
the tyrants
women
slaves
What word best describes the land of the Greek peninsula?
rugged and mountainous
flat
desert
rolling plains
A high hill often with a fortress on it is called
a polis
an agora
an acropolis
an oligarchy
An Athenian ruler who implemented very harsh laws in Athens, especially for the poor, thus his name later came to mean very suppressive or harsh.
Solon
Draco
Pericles
Cleisthenes
This Athenian Ruler created the two house (bicameral) legislature.
Cleisthenes
Draco
Solon
Pisistratus
Athenian men where required to serve how many years of service in the military?
10
5
2
1
Athenian men where expected to be educated so they could...
explain their beliefs and reasons
be good citizens
they were not educated
make money
Sparta had 2 kings but were really ruled by what?
the slaves
the army
28 Eldar Council
women
How long was the revolt in Sparta by the Helot and Perioeci?
10 years
15 years
25 years
30 years
Who were the perioikoi ?
nobles who ran the government
slaves who farmed the land
merchants or artisans who traded
soldiers who protected the city-state
In which city-state did the helots (slaves) greatly outnumber the citizens?
Sparta
Athens
Both
Neither
