Athens/Sparta Persian War

What is the Greek word for city-state?

• polis

• Statum Civitatis

• Misto

• La Cite

In most Greek city-states, only these people could become citizens.

• women

• free land-owning men that live in the polis (city-state)

• all people

• only wealthy people

What was one way that the Athenian government limited the voting rights of its citizens?

• Athens only allowed women to vote.

• Athens allowed its king to oversee all elections.

• Athens allowed all free people to vote.

• Athens only allowed male citizens to vote.

How were Athens and Sparta similar?

• They were both located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.

• They were both city-states.

• They were both island kingdoms.

• They were both located on Asia Minor.

What Greek government idea means that the laws must apply to all?

• Rule of Law

• Direct Democracy

• Theocracy

• Eye for an Eye

“This type of government is characterized by the rule of a small number of people. How the people are chosen from place to place: Some have it based on family ties, while others use wealth or military position as a determining factor. In history many Greek city-states, including Sparta, used this form of governing.”

What type of government is being described in the above quote?

• monarchy

• tyranny

• oligarchy

• direct democracy

Who has all the power in the type of government used by Sparta, according to the quote above?

• king/queen

• tyrant

• citizens

• Council of Elders/Assembly

What type of government allows all its citizens to vote on all major decisions?

• monarchy

• tyranny

• direct democracy

• oligarchy

Girls received physical training and raised boys to be strong, brave soldiers.

• Sparta

• Athens

They wanted strong minds and bodies.

• Sparta

• Athens