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Athens & Sparta

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which statement regarding women in Sparta is incorrect ?

a)

Women in Sparta were isolated more than in other city-states.

b)

Women received better education in Sparta than in other city-states.

c)

Women in Sparta had more personal freedom than other city-states.

d)

Women in Sparta were able to own land.

2.

Which of these groups were excluded from participating in Athenian government? (Click all that apply.)

a)

foreigners

b)

slaves

c)

men

d)

women

3.

Sparta was known for its emphasis on...

a)

the arts

b)

the military

c)

the gods & goddesses

d)

themselves

4.

The government in this city-state was considered to be democratic.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

5.

The government in this city-state was an oligarchy.

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

6.

An Athenian citizen entering Sparta would most likely say which of the following?

a)

"Wow! I've never been to such a strict city-state before. Their military looks very large!"

b)

"I can't believe how free the people here are!"

c)

"It's amazing to see a city-state with a democratic government. I wish we had that in Athens!"

d)

"I am shocked that there are no slaves here. We have slaves in Athens."

7.

Which of these is an opinion about Athens?

a)

Athens made many contributions to modern day society and architecture.

b)

Although Athens was a democracy, women, foreigners, and slaves were not considered citizens and could not participate in government.

c)

Ancient Athenian drama is less interesting when performed today.

d)

Many Ancient Greek plays have been lost over the past 2,500 years.

8.
Why does Greece have many city-states?
a)

Too many people wanted to become rulers of Greece. City-states made it possible to have many rulers.

b)

The mountains and hills divide the land making it hard to be unified.

c)

They had many different languages and couldn't figure out how to unite.

d)

The population was too large to control, so they broke up into independent city-states.

9.
What words describe the geography of Greece?
a)
rocky and mountainous
b)

flat and deserted

c)

lush and green

d)

tropical and warm

10.
Greece is a peninsula.  What is a peninsula?
a)
a mountain range with a river running through it. 
b)
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
c)
an area with major rivers running through it
d)
a very mountainous region
11.

Greece's geography, or its land and water, led to ____________ becoming very independent with their own government and laws.

a)

Kings

b)

city-states

c)

sailors

d)

merchants