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11 Cards in this Set
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When did Spartan boys begin training for the military?
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At the age of 7.
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True/False: Women in Athens had more rights than women in Sparta.
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False
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The Spartan government had _ kings.
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2
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Who runs an Oligarchy?
A: An archon B: All citizens C: Wealthy landowners D: A tyrant |
C- wealthy landowners
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What is a polis?
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A polis is a city and the rural area surrounding it.
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Tyrants...
A: take power by force. B: inherit power. C: control all military and law-making bodies. D: none of the above. |
A- Tyrants take power by force, often with the support of peasants unhappy with the government.
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Helots are..
A: an elite ruling class. B: scribes in Athens. C: Persian merchants. D: brutally treated Spartan slaves. |
D- Helots are Spartan slaves who are brutally treated.
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Who was Pericles?
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He was an Athenian statesman who led Athens through its Golden Age.
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True/ False: Athens had a better navy than Sparta.
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True. Sparta had a better army, but Athens had a superior navy, which Pericles strengthened.
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What was the name of the mountain pass where 300 Spartans sacrificed their lives to allow other Greeks to escape the Persians during the Persian War?
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Thermopylae
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True/ False: King Xerxes of the Persian Empire was the first Persian king to invade Greece, and was followed by King Darius.
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False. King Darius was first, followed by his son, Xerxes.
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