WorksheetsAthens and Sparta Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the main goal of Spartan education?
Preparing young people for life as warriors
Training students to become musicians and poets
Creating well-rounded citizens with many arts
Balancing reading, writing, and mathematics
How did Athenian education differ from Spartan education?
Athens required twenty-three years of military service; Sparta required two years
Athens trained children as soldiers; Sparta trained students as musicians
Athens emphasized arts and academics; Sparta emphasized military training
Athens focused only on physical fitness; Sparta focused on reading and writing
Which detail supports the idea that Sparta prioritized the military over academics?
Athenians practiced physical education for many years
Athenians memorized poems in school
Spartan students spent little time reading or writing
Athenian boys learned stringed instruments
If a city-state wants citizens skilled in debate, music, and writing, which model would it most likely follow?
Crete’s model centered on merchant trade only
A mixed model with no military training at all
Athens’s model centered on a well-rounded education
Sparta’s model centered on lifelong warrior training
Which statement best describes women’s rights in Sparta compared to Athens?
Women in Athens and Sparta led schools for boys
Women in both city-states could vote in assemblies
Women in Athens could own property and speak publicly
Women in Sparta could own property and speak publicly
How did the mountainous terrain of ancient Greece influence how communities developed?
It created wide open farmland everywhere
It made travel between settlements easy
It led to independent city-states forming
It forced one empire to control all cities
Which three ideas were core to Athenian democracy?
Citizenship, Civic participation, Rule of law
Rule of law, Mountain travel, Citizenship
Self awareness, Volunteering, Citizenship
Civic participation, Volunteering, Sea trade
How were governments organized across Greek city-states?
Each city-state had its own government
All city-states had the same government
Citizens everywhere voted for one national government
The king of Greece decided every government
How were Athenian and Spartan governments different?
Athens had a direct democracy, while Sparta had an oligarchy.
Athens had a Council of Elders, while Sparta had an assembly.
Sparta had a democracy, while Athens had an oligarchy.
Athens had a monarchy, while Sparta had a democracy.
How were Spartan elections different from Athenian elections?
Spartans allowed debate, Athenians did not
Spartans used ballots, Athenians shouted
Spartans voted by shouting, Athenians used a show of hands
Spartans voted secretly, Athenians voted publicly
What are TWO reasons why Spartans focused so much on military training? Choose TWO correct answers.
To become better writers
To prevent helot revolts
To prepare for Olympic games
To protect again invasions
Which city-state helped fight Persia and later won at the Battle of Marathon?
Sparta joined and led the battle
Miletus conquered Persia alone
Sardis defeated the Persians first
Athens agreed to help and won later
Why did Athens and Sparta unite against Persia in 480 BCE?
To compete in the Olympic festival
To expand into Persian lands peacefully
To defeat a new Persian army together
To settle trade disagreements in Greece
What was a cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Athens tried to spread democracy to other city-states
Sparta wanted to unite all of Greece under a single emperor
Athens thought Sparta's military power had become too strong
Sparta wanted revenge for the destruction caused by the Persian Wars
How did Sparta ultimately win the Peloponnesian War?
It burned Athens to the ground
It cut off the enemy's food supplies
It trapped the enemy's ships
It doubled the size of its army
Which side had the stronger navy during the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta had the stronger navy
Athens had the stronger navy
Neither side used ships in battles
Both sides had equal naval power
Label the map of Ancient Greece
