athens and sparta
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Athens and Sparta. "The walls of Sparta were its young men, and its borders the points of their spears.” -King Agesilaos. Sparta - Lifestyle and Values. Fear Aim in life: to be fighting fit Discouraged personal expression Valued duty, strength, discipline Trained to dislike luxury - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ATHENS AND SPARTA
"The walls of Sparta were its young men, and its borders the points of
their spears.”-King Agesilaos
•Fear•Aim in life: to be fighting fit•Discouraged personal expression•Valued duty, strength, discipline•Trained to dislike luxury•Weak babies killed at birth•Service above all else
Sparta - Lifestyle and Values
Sparta - Education•Boys begin at age 7
• Reading, writing• Mostly athletics and military training
•Strict adherence to suffering•Girls begin at age 7
• Reading, writing, gymnastics, athletics, survival
•Educated•Allowed to participate in sports•Goal: to produce strong babies•Treated more as equals
Women’s Roles - Sparta
Sparta - Government•Oligarchy•Two kings•Five “ephors”
• Overseers•Council “apella”
• Judges• Proposed laws
•AssemblyA Spartan King
Sparta's Oligarchy
Ephors(5)
Oversee day to day operationsElected annually - rotate monthly
Apella - Council(28)
Acted as judgesProposed laws
Assembly(___)
All male citizens over 30Must be a Spartan
Kings(2)
Role assumed due to powerCommand army
Sparta - Government
Sparta - Social Structure
•Spartiates • Military professionals
•Perioeci• Outsiders• Could not vote
•Helots• Peasant workers
Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts and eloquence
-John Milton
•Meaningful life•Intellectual pursuits
• Wisdom• Curiosity
•Mind/Body perfection•Civic responsibility•Cultural superiority•Trade
Athens - Values and Lifestyle
•Males: • Wealthy males
• Begin at 5• End - dependent on
wealth• Broader education• Older boys
• Logic, philosophy, ethics, public speaking
• Military school• Athletics each day
•Females:• No formal schooling• Domestic education by
female household members
Athens - Education
Athens - Women’s Roles•In the home•Learned the art of domestic duty•Some roles in religious life•Couldn’t play sports
Athens - Social Structure•Freemen •All male citizens
•Divided into classes–Aristocrats –Middle ranks–Thetes - lowest class
•Metics •Outsiders•Not allowed to own land•Could run industries and businesses.
•Slaves •Lowest class with no rights •Some were given important roles in Athens, like policemen
•Women •No rights
Democratic Principles
Direct Democracy: Citizens vote directly rather than
having a representative Public Debate
Able to openly discuss different topics
Duties of citizen Know the law and follow it Civic responsibilities
Important People of Athens
Draco Also called the “lawgiver” The first legislator of Athens Replaced oral law and blood feud with a
written code to be enforced only by the court Solon
Laid the foundation for Democracy in Athens Athenian lawmaker, statesman, and poet
ACTIVITY:EACH OF YOU IS A GREEK CITIZEN OF EITHER SPARTA OR ATHENS. YOU MUST DEVELOP A
LIST OF 10 REASONS WHY YOUR CITY-STATE IS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.