9.2 Athens and Sparta

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

• The conquered people moved to Sparta and sold their goods in the marketplace.

• Spartans demanded that the conquered people give Sparta much of their food crops.

• Spartans demanded that the conquered people leave the land and let Spartans move in.

• The conquered people traveled by sea to other countries to trade for barley and wheat.

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

• Spartan women served in the army until they were 60.

• Spartan women could speak at the assembly.

• Spartan women had the most influence in the house.

• Spartan women could own their own property.

What best describes education in Sparta?

• Children studied sculpture and painting.

• Both boys and girls got military training.

• Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean.

• Children did not learn to read.

Ancient works of literature written by Homer

• helots

• Peloponnesian War

• the Iliad and the Odyssey

• Lycurgus

The ___________ (slaves) in the city of Sparta had a ratio of 50:1 for every soldier

• Lycurgus

• the Iliad and the Odyssey

• helots

• alliance

Identify and describe one difference between Athens & Sparta (in a complete sentence).

Created the Spartan social system where soldiers were developed from birth between 900 and 600 BC.

• Lycurgus

• alliance

• helots

• Peloponnesian War