Chapter 7 Lesson 2- Sparta And Athens: City-State Rivals Question Preview (ID: 54467)


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What is a tyrant?
a) an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
b) a government in which a small group has control
c) a government by the people
d) a government controlled by wealthy landowners

What is an oligarchy?
a) an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
b) a government in which a small group has control
c) a government by the people
d) a government where there is one ruler, like a king

What is a democracy
a) an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
b) a government in which a small group has control
c) a government by the people
d) a government where there is one ruler, like a king

Who were the helots?
a) enslaved people in ancient Sparta
b) the warriors of ancient Sparta
c) the ruling members of the oligarchy
d) the descendents of the people who fled Greece during the Dark Age

Who were the ephors?
a) a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
b) the leading assembly of Athens, where citizens voted and debated ideas
c) the hillside where the Athenian assembly met
d) the formal name for the 2 ruling kings of Sparta

Which polis valued strength, obedience and discipline
a) Athens
b) Corinth
c) Sparta
d) Thebes

Which polis valued education like the arts and sciences?
a) Athens
b) Sparta
c) Thebes
d) Corinth

What age did Spartan boys begin their training?
a) 7
b) 10
c) 20
d) 30

Why did the Athenians value education and public speaking?
a) the Athenians actually valued the military and emphasized obedience
b) boys needed to grow up and be able to successfully take part in the Assembly
c) boys were expected to grow up and become teachers
d) boys were expected to make a living trading great artwork or performing in dramas

Which polis gave more rights to their women?
a) Sparta
b) Athens
c) Corinth
d) Thebes

Who put Athens on the road to developing Democracy?
a) Draco
b) Solon
c) Peisistratus
d) Hippias

Who is the 'father of democracy?'
a) Draco
b) Solon
c) Peisistratus
d) Cleisthenes

Who was the tyrant supported by the lower class of Athens?
a) Peisistratus
b) Draco
c) Solon
d) Cleisthenes

Where did the citizens of Athens go to take part in their government?
a) the Assembly
b) the House of Lords
c) the Congress
d) the Gerousia

Who were not considered citizens, and unable to take part in the Athenian democracy?
a) Athenian women, foreign-born men, and slaves
b) Athenian men, foreign-born women, and helots
c) Hoplites, foreign-born men new to Athens, and women
d) Athenian women, foreign-born women, and hoplites

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