Ancient Sparta Quiz

Where was Sparta located?

• Macedonia

• Thrace

• Crete

• Peloponnesus

What form of government did ancient Sparta have?

• oligarchy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• anarchy

At what age did Spartan boys started their military training?

• 2 years old

• 7 years old

• 10 years old

• 15 years old

Why were Spartan women required to exercise?

• They believed that strong women had strong babies.

• They wanted to prevent heart disease?

• The women's magazines said they could lose 15 pounds in 2 weeks.

• It made them better farmers.

Who did the farming in ancient Sparta?

• Spartan men who had retired from the military

• slaves

• Spartan women

• boys who failed out of military school

Why was the land around Sparta so attractive to invaders?

• It had great views of the sea.

• Huge bison herds lived in the area.

• There was a lot of underground gold.

• It was good farmland.