City-States, Athens, Sparta

City-States, Athens, Sparta

Quiz Review

City-States and Types of Government

•True or False: All city-states spoke Greek

•True•All city-states spoke Greek, just different dialects (varieties)

•True or False: All city-states worshiped the same main gods.

•True•Some gods were Zeus, Athena, Posiden, Hades, Hera

•True or False: Not all city-states participated in the Olympics.

•False

•True or False: Each city-state has their own legends, traditions, and heroes.

•True

•True or False: All city-states had the same government.

•False

•Describe a monarchy

•A single leader (king, queen, pharaoh) who usually inherits the throne

•Describe a oligarchy

•Government run by rich, noble men

•Describe a tyranny

•Takes power illegally

•Describe a aristocracy

•Noble or royal family has power

•Describe a democracy

•Power is with the people: citizens debate, make laws, and hold elections

Athens

What are the four requirements to be an Athenian citizen?

•Male•18+ age•Not a slave•2 Athenian parents

What is the purpose of the Assembly?

•Vote•Pass laws•Raise/lower taxes•Ostracize•Vote on war or peace

True or False: Athens used a court and jury to decide if people were guilty.

•True

Who were the strategoi?

•Army generals elected by the Assembly

True or False: Athenian women had many rights.

•False•Women has no political rights and were basically controlled by men•They could not debate or be in the Assembly•Did not go to school

True or False: Life was horrible for Athenian slaves.

•False•Slaves had it pretty good in Athens compared to Sparta. They could buy their freedom and cleaned, shopped, cooked, raised children, and entertained.

True or False: Athenians wanted their men to be “well-rounded”.

•True•Men were taught rhetoric – the “art of arguing”, reading, writing, math, logic and music.•They also attended military school for 2 years and exercised to keep fit.

True or False: Girls could attend school.

•False•Only boys could attend school, girls were expected to tend to the children and home

True or False: Athens was located on the coast.

•True•Athens was on a peninsula, near the Aegean Sea

True or False: Athens was located inland, not on a coast.

•False•Athens was on a peninsula, near the Aegean Sea

True or False: Athens had a large navy.

•True•Being right on the coast allowed Athenians to build up a very powerful navy.

Sparta

True or False: Sparta required 4 years of military training.

•False•Sparta required 23 years of military training.

True or False: Sparta had a large, powerful navy.

•False•Because Sparta was mostly landlocked, they focused on their army, not their navy.

Describe the Spartan education system.

•Age 7 boys started military school•Little or no reading, writing, or poetry

Describe life for Spartan children.

•Abandoned weak babies to die•No comforting•No shoes

True or False: Women had no rights in Sparta.

•False•Women were given some rights•Encourage to play sports and participate in foot races•Could own land•Raised their sons to be warriors

Describe what life was like for a Spartan slave.

•Slaves were treated like animals•Worked on farms•Beaten•Put to death for complaining.

True or False: The Spartan government was mostly oligarchy.

•True•Two kings ruled to keep each other from becoming tyrants•The kings were also in charge of the army.

True or False: The Spartans had an Assembly.

•True• It was less democratic then Athens•No debates•All citizens just approved or disapproved•Held elections in an open field by shouting