Year 7 End of Core Test: Greece

Name: _______________

Section One: Short Answer (20M)

1.

What is the difference between primary evidence and secondary evidence? 1M

2.

What does OMADB stand for? 5M

O: ____________________________
M: ____________________________
A: ____________________________
D: ____________________________
B: ____________________________

3.

Name one dominant feature of Greek geography.(1M)

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4.

List three ways in which the geography of Greece influence Greek civilisation. (3M)
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5.

Which Ancient Greek city was a naval power in the 5th century BC? (1M)

6.

What does the word Democracy mean? (1M)

7.

Which Ancient Greek city was ruled by a form of government known as an oligarchy?
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8.

What does the word ekklesia mean? (1M)

9.

How many royal families were there in Ancient Sparta? (1M)

10.

How many citizens were required at the Athenian Ekklesia for a law to be passed?
(1M)
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11.

How many Citizens were elected in the Boule? (1M)

12.

At what age could Spartan males return to living at home? (1M)

13.

At what age was physical training added to the education of Athenian boys? (1M)

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14.

At what age did Athenian girls generally get married? (1M)

Section 2: Working with Documents (10M)

Answer the following questions with reference to the source below.

Source One:

Xenophon, cited in M.Dillon & L.Garland, Ancient Greece, p.383

how can one expect girls brought up like this to give birth to healthy
babies? Lykourgos considered slave girls quite adequate to produce
clothing and thought that for free women the most important job was
to bear children. In the first place, therefore, he prescribed physical
training for the female sex no less than for the male; next, just as for
the men, he arranged competitions of racing and strength for women
also, thinking that if both parents were strong their children would be
more robust.

Background on Xenophon:
An upper class Athenian, the son of Gryllus, Xenophon was born about 444 BCE. In his early
life he was a pupil of Socrates; but the turning point in his career came when he decided to
serve in the Greek contingent raised by Cyrus against Artaxerxes in 401. He had held no
command in the army of Cyrus, nor had he, in fact, served as a soldier, yet he was elected one
of the generals. In other ways also he showed himself the prototype of an adventurous leader,
with no ties of country or preference of nationality. He joined the Spartans, as has been seen,
and he continued in their service even when they were at war with Athens. As a natural
consequence a decree of exile was passed against him at Athens. His children were educated
in Sparta. There is no evidence that Xenophon ever returned to Athens.

a)

What does Source One tell us about the duties of women in Sparta? (1M)

b) How reliable and useful is Source One to an Historian studying the role of Women in
Ancient Sparta. (5M)

Use the framework below to help you answer the question

Write a sentence for each criteria in judging the reliability of Source Two
Origin:

Motive:

Audience:

Date:

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Bias:

c)

Using your answers above explain why you think Source Two is either reliable or
unreliable to an historian studying daily life of women in Ancient Sparta. (2M)

d)

Using your answers above and the information in the source comment on how useful
this source would be to an historian studying the daily life of women in Ancient
Sparta. (2M)

Section Three: Writing Paragraphs (10M)

ANSWER ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
Note: Remember to use a Topic Sentence, have a Body of about 5 points and finish with a
Concluding Sentence.
1.

How did the geography and climate of Ancient Greece impact on the development of
Greek civilisation.

2.

Discuss the key differences between the forms of government used by the Athenians
and the Spartans.

3.

Compare the education of boys in Ancient Sparta and Athens.

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