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Athens vs. Sparta

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
What did the Assembly in Ancient Athens do?
a)
They suggested new laws and allowed the Council to vote on them. 
b)
They debated and approved new laws, but the Council could overrule them.
c)
They debated and approved new laws after the Council suggested them.
d)
They approved new laws after the kings suggested them.
3.
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
4.
What did Spartans use for money?
a)
gold coins
b)
iron bars
c)
olive branches
d)
silver coins
5.
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.
6.

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 remained on their land but had to give 1/2 of their food crop to the Spartans.

7.
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
8.
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.
9.
Which type of government did Athens use?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
10.
Which type of government did Sparta use?
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
tyranny
d)
democracy
11.
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.
12.
Who were members of the Spartan government?
a)
2 kings
b)
an assembly 
c)
The Council of Elders
d)
all of the answers can be included
13.
What is true of Athenian money?
a)
It was made of gold, silver and bronze.
b)
It featured Athena on one side.
c)
It featured Athena's symbol, the owl, on one side.
d)
All of the answers are true.
14.
The Athenian economy was based on _________________.
a)
trading
b)
conquering
c)
farming
d)
stealing
15.
What were the people called who the Spartans conquered?
a)
perioikoi
b)
helots
c)
barracks
d)
citizens
16.
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.
17.
What is true of education in Sparta?
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)
Only men were trained to fight.
d)
Reading and writing were taught and were considered very important.
18.

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 no rights compared to men.

19.
Athenian women could 
a)
speak to men in public.
b)
own their own property.
c)
be a member of the Assembly.
d)
have a great influence in their homes.
20.
Spartan women could NOT
a)
speak to men in public.
b)
marry another man if their husband was away too long at war.
c)
own their own property.
d)
be a member of the Assembly.
21.

The form of government that has a king is called

a)

monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

tyranny

d)

oligarchy

22.

An oligarchy is government with ______ ruler(s).

a)

one

b)

a few

c)

no

23.

In a democracy, the power to make laws is in the hands of the people.

a)

False

b)

True

24.

What type of government is lead by a tyrant or dictator?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

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