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ATHENS VS SPARTA

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  • What is a word that describes a storyteller or singer in ancient Greece?
    Bard
  • Women were allowed this right in Sparta but not in Athens
    The right to own property
  • What word means "captured slave" in Greek?
    Helot
  • Athens is called the birthplace of ______ (this type of government)
    Democracy
  • Between what ages did Spartan men have to live in the barracks (dorms) with other men
    20-30
  • They believed training boys in math, science, and art
    Athens
  • What did Sparta make its number one priority or most important goal?
    Military strength
  • All men were soldiers.
    Sparta
  • How many kings did Sparta have at a time?
    Two
  • Sparta's men were required to be soldiers until what age?
    60
  • What was the time when Greeks stopped learning and trading called?
    The Dark Ages
  • A Greek word for a city-state
    Polis
  • The goddess that the Parthenon was built for and dedicated to
    Athena
  • The Council of ____ (a number)  managed the daily business of Athens
    500
  • How were positions in the Athenian assembly chosen?
    By lottery or by random
  • What was stopped or paused during the Olympics?
    Wars between poli
  • How often were Greek Olympics held?
    Every 4 years
  • This was the island that the Minoans lived on
    Crete
  • Two types of democracy
    Direct and representative
  • A word for someone that has total power and control
    Tyrant
  • How old did an Athenian have to be to be considered a citizen?
    18
  • At what age did Athenian boys finish school?
    18
  • This word means believing in more than one god
    Polytheism 
  • At what age did Spartan boys and girls learn to fight
    7
  • What word means a government controlled or ruled by a few rich people?
    Oligarchy