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Life in Athens and Sparta

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Athens named after?

a)

Apollo

b)

Athena

c)

Artemis

d)

Ares

2.

How old were the kids in Sparta when they started Military training?

a)

7

b)

18

c)

1

d)

8

3.

How were the boys and girls in Athens treated?

a)

Girls had little education and had to say home to help their mothers, and boys went too school to learn.

b)

Girls and boys both had the same rights

c)

Girls were treated really well, while the boys had to live on the streets

d)

Sparta was much more stronger

4.

How old were the kids in Athens when they started military training?

a)

3

b)

23

c)

6

d)

18

5.

Athens was located only four miles from which body of water?

a)

the Aegean Sea

b)

the Ionian Sea

c)

the Mediterranean Sea

d)

the Thebian Sea

6.

Compared to Spartans, Athenians were more likely to

a)

spread their own ideas.

b)

learn from others.

c)

share their knowledge of art.

d)

all of the above

7.

How did Spartans view outsiders and their ideas?

a)

They welcomed any new concepts.

b)

They encouraged outsiders to visit their city-state.

c)

They were suspicious of them

d)

They wanted to learn of their unique religion.

8.

Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers.

a)

children

b)

soldiers

c)

paintings

d)

sculptures

9.

What was the purpose of the Assembly of Athens?

a)

to fight for every Greek woman's right to vote

b)

to debate issues and vote on laws proposed by the council

c)

to collect taxes from various Greek city-states

d)

to make sure that legal trade occurred between all Greek city-states

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10.

How did geographic location help Athens develop an economy based on trade?

a)

It was in the mountains

b)

It was surrounded by fertile land.

c)

It was near the sea.

d)

It was in the middle of a peninsula.

11.

What was the chief goal of education in Athens?

a)

producing good musicians

b)

producing good soldiers

c)

producing good citizens

d)

producing good farmers

12.

Why were boys in Athens educated differently from girls?

a)

Only boys could grow up to be citizens.

b)

Girls were expected to become political leaders.

c)

Athenians believed boys learned differently from girls.

d)

Girls were expected to become teachers in boys' schools.

13.

While Athens was a democracy, Sparta was

a)

a tyranny.

b)

an oligarchy

c)

a republic.

d)

a monarchy.

14.

In Sparta, the Council of Elders

a)

made all the important governing decisions.

b)

took care of all the elderly citizens of Greece.

c)

fought to minimize the rights of Spartan women.

d)

was responsible for declaring war on other city-states.

15.

Because Spartan men were expected to serve in the army for 60 years, who did Sparta rely on to produce the goods they needed?

a)

slaves and noncitizens

b)

citizens and women

c)

young boys and girls

d)

young boys and girls

16.

Click on 10 for an extra point!

a)

12

b)

21

c)

10

d)

42