Athens and Sparta compared: government, daily life, education and values
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet
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Three groups in Sparta
Group Who they were Part in government Spartiates the full citizens, men trained as soldiers; PBS estimates about 8,000 adult men voted in the Assembly (men 30 and older), by shouting Perioikoi free people in nearby towns, working as craftspeople and traders no say in government Helots enslaved people who farmed the land for the Spartiates no say in government Below the chart: Sparta also had two kings, five ephors chosen each year, and a council of 28 elders over 60. With two kings, when one king led an army away, the other could keep ruling. PBS estimates that about 100,000 enslaved and partly enslaved people lived under Spartiate rule.
How many ephors did Sparta have, by the chart note, Noah asks?
- 28, like the council of elders
- Two, like the kings
- About 8,000, like the Spartiates
- Five, chosen each year
Which group had no say in government and also farmed the land for others, Pia asks?
- The perioikoi
- The Spartiates
- The ephors
- The helots
Who voted in the Spartan Assembly, and how, by the chart, Ren asks?
- Perioikoi men 30 and older, by shouting
- Spartiate men 30 and older, by shouting
- Free men from nearby towns, by shouting
- Spartiate men 30 and older, by raising hands
Growing up in Athens and Sparta
Part Athens Sparta Who ran schooling families; boys went to school if the family could pay the city; boys lived and trained together in the agoge What boys learned reading, writing, music, poetry and sports reading and writing, dance, and mostly sports and military training Boys' years of training school from about age 5 to 14, and longer for wealthier families from age 7, and their lives belonged to the city until age 30 What girls learned spinning, weaving and other household skills, at home sports and exercise, and some reading and writing Below the chart: sources differ on some ages. The chart follows PBS, The Greeks, and National Geographic Education.
Boys began training at about age 5 in Athens and at 7 in Sparta, by the chart. Which city began at the older age, Tala asks?
- Neither city had training
- Athens, at about 5
- Sparta, at 7
- Both, at the same age
Who ran boys' schooling in each city, by the chart, Zee asks?
- Athens: families; Sparta: the city
- Both: families
- Both: the city
- Athens: the city; Sparta: families
What did girls learn in each city, by the chart, Ari asks?
- Athens: household skills; Sparta: household skills
- Athens: household skills; Sparta: sports
- Athens: sports; Sparta: sports
- Athens: sports; Sparta: household skills
Three groups in Sparta
Group Who they were Part in government Spartiates the full citizens, men trained as soldiers; PBS estimates about 8,000 adult men voted in the Assembly (men 30 and older), by shouting Perioikoi free people in nearby towns, working as craftspeople and traders no say in government Helots enslaved people who farmed the land for the Spartiates no say in government Below the chart: Sparta also had two kings, five ephors chosen each year, and a council of 28 elders over 60. With two kings, when one king led an army away, the other could keep ruling. PBS estimates that about 100,000 enslaved and partly enslaved people lived under Spartiate rule.
Helots farmed the Spartiates' land. What was one effect, Bo asks?
- Perioikoi ruled Sparta
- Helots had time to train
- Spartiates had time to train
- Spartiates had to farm the land
Below the chart: sources differ on some ages. The chart follows PBS, The Greeks, and National Geographic Education. In Athens, boys went to school if the family could pay. What was one effect, Esme asks?
- Poor boys stayed in school longer
- The city paid for the boys' schools
- Wealthy boys stayed in school longer
- Girls went to school in place of boys
Three groups in Sparta
Group Who they were Part in government Spartiates the full citizens, men trained as soldiers; PBS estimates about 8,000 adult men voted in the Assembly (men 30 and older), by shouting Perioikoi free people in nearby towns, working as craftspeople and traders no say in government Helots enslaved people who farmed the land for the Spartiates no say in government Below the chart: Sparta also had two kings, five ephors chosen each year, and a council of 28 elders over 60. With two kings, when one king led an army away, the other could keep ruling. PBS estimates that about 100,000 enslaved and partly enslaved people lived under Spartiate rule.
Which claim does the chart support best, Kira asks?
- Only the Spartiates had a say
- The helots chose the ephors
- The perioikoi shared power with the Spartiates
- All groups in Sparta had equal rights
Below the chart: sources differ on some ages. The chart follows PBS, The Greeks, and National Geographic Education. Luz's friend says Athens and Sparta raised their boys in the same way. What is the best reply?
- Disagree: one was family-run, one city-run
- Disagree: Athens had no schools for boys
- Agree: both kept their boys at home until 30
- Agree: both sent their boys to school at 7