Warring City States

Question 1

Main Idea-Warring City States

Answer 1

The growth of city-states in Greece led to the development of several political systems, including democracy.

Question 2

What is democracy?

Answer 2

A political system where the leaders are voted on.

Question 3

What is monarchy?

Answer 3

A political system with hereditary kings and queens.

Question 4

What is aristocracy?

Answer 4

A political system led by the highest hereditary class.

Question 5

What is oligarchy?

Answer 5

A political system led by a small group of people. Not hereditary.

Question 6

Relevance-Warring City States

Answer 6

Many political systems in today’s world mirror the varied forms of government that evolved in Greece.

Question 7

What did Greece see by 750 BCE?

Answer 7

Rise of powerful city states.

Question 8

What material was bronze replaced by in the warring city states? Why? What did this enable?

Answer 8

Iron. Harder, more common, and cheaper. This enabled a new kind of army, composed of commoners, possible.

Question 9

What was the Hoplon shield? Why was it important?

Answer 9

Planks of wood covered with leather and bronze. 15 Ibs. It was defensive and offensive.

Question 10

Who did Sparta conquer in 725 BCE?

Answer 10

Messenia

Question 11

Who eventually revolted in Sparta?

Answer 11

Messenians

Question 12

Who were the helots?

Answer 12

A state-owned serf of the ancient Spartans.

Question 13

What unique position does Sparta have in Greek world?

Answer 13

Extraordinary power + prestige despite small population

Question 14

What’s the secret of Sparta prosperity?

Answer 14

Obedience to law code set down by Lycurgus

Question 15

How did the Spartans train their young women? What does this say about them?

Answer 15

Rigorous physical activity. They valued women’s strength more than other places, but Greeks valued women solely as mothers.

Question 16

How did most city states train their young women to be mothers?

Answer 16

Scanty meats, little physical activity.

Question 17

What must a society value in order to be democratic?

Answer 17

Free speech.

Question 18

How did Athenians announce the birth of a girl?

Answer 18

Pinning sheep’s wool to front door as a sign of a life of domestic work.

Question 19

How was Sparta ruled?

Answer 19

Oligarchy

Question 20

How was Athens ruled?

Answer 20

Democracy

Question 21

What did Spartans value?

Answer 21

Duty, strength, and discipline

Question 22

What did Spartans encourage and discourage?

Answer 22

Encouraged women to play sports and exercise, discouraged all forms of imagination and curiosity

Question 23

What were Spartans famous for?

Answer 23

Their warriors and warrior mindset

Question 24

What did Athenians value?

Answer 24

Individuality, beauty, and freedom

Question 25

What was Athens famous for?

Answer 25

Being intellectual center of world

Question 26

What did Athens have and value that was unique at the time? (Hint: relates to their democracy)

Answer 26

Free speech, educated to think as free people with a voice that mattered

Question 27

What age did Athenians begin education?

Answer 27

7

Question 28

What happened to Athenians at age 18?

Answer 28

Graduated, and either chose to go to military school or higher education

Question 29

What happened to Athenian students who chose higher education?

Answer 29

Chose either the academy or lyceum

Question 30

What were the lives of Athenian women?

Answer 30

Centered around home and family

Question 31

What age did Sparta begin military training?

Answer 31

7

Question 32

What age did Spartans get married?

Answer 32

20

Question 33

What age could Spartans leave the barracks?

Answer 33

60

Question 34

What was the fortified hilltop in the center of athens called?

Answer 34

The acropolis

Question 35

What could a spartan do at age 30?

Answer 35

Take his place in assembly

Question 36

What did the Spartans do to the people that they conquered?

Answer 36

Made them give the Spartans a third of their crops