Ch 5 Lesson 2 Sparta and Athens

Which statement about education in Athens is true?

• Both boys and girls were educated by their mothers

• Boys & girls attended school, but took different classes.

• Boys attended school, while girls were educated at home.

• Both boys and girls attended school & took the same classes

Sparta’s economy was based on trade.

• True

• False

What did Sparta use to control its citizens?

• the military

• the helots

• forced physical fitness

In what way did a boy’s life in Athens differ from a boy’s life in Sparta?

• Athenians studied combat; Spartans played sports.

• Athenians went to school; Spartans served in military.

• Athenians were citizens at 30; Spartans were citizens at 18.

Compared to women in other Greek city-states, Spartan women ...

• had more freedom

• enjoyed fewer rights

• very rarely left their homes

What type of government did Sparta have?

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

the name of Spartan slaves

• ephor

• helot

• citizen

In Athenian society, even educated women were not seen as equals to men.

• True

• False

Since Spartan men lived away from home, Spartan women...

• could own property and travel.

• could join the army and serve with their husbands.

• became the government leaders.

Sparta’s economy was based on...

• trade

• fishing

• agriculture