Chapter 27 Athens and Sparta

What is one way Sparta's geography affected its attitudes or actions?

• Spartans traded with people from all over the world.
• Sparta developed a democratic government.
• Spartans were suspicious of outsiders.
• Spartans changed their way of life frequently.

What was the role of the Assembly in the Athenian government?

• The Assembly suggested new laws, and the council voted on them.
• The Assembly approved new laws, but the council could overrule them.
• The Assembly approved new laws after the council suggested them.
• The Assembly suggested new laws after the kings approved them.

How did someone become a member of Athens’s Council of 500?

• He inherited the position.
• He was chosen by a random drawing.
• She was elected by citizens.
• He overthrew a council member.

Sparta used heavy iron bars as money.  What conclusion might you draw from this?

• Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states.
• Spartan money was more valuable than Athenian money.
• Sparta encouraged trade with lands reached by boat.
• Spartan money was easier to use than Athenian money.

Sparta got the land it needed by conquering its neighbors.  What happened after Sparta conquered a neighboring land?

• Spartans demanded that the conquered people leave the land and let Spartans move in.
• Spartans demanded that the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.
• The conquered people moved to Sparta and sold their goods in the marketplace.
• The conquered people traveled by sea to other countries to trade for barley and wheat.

What best describes education in Sparta?

• Children did not learn to read.
• Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.
• Both boys and girls got military training.
• Children studied sculpture and painting

Which of the following is evidence that Spartan women had more rights than Athenian women?

• Spartan women could own their own property.
• Spartan women had the most influence in the home.
• Spartan women could speak at the Assembly.
• Spartan women served in the army until they were 60.

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Athenians sometimes used a water clock during Assembly meetings to time the speaker.

• True
• False

Athenians believed that producing strong warriors was the main purpose of education.

• True
• False

Athenian women had more rights than Spartan women.

• True
• False