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Page 1: Athens V Sparta

ATHENS vs. SPARTAATHENS vs. SPARTA

Greek city-statesGreek city-states

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locationlocation

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Laconia & Attica Laconia & Attica

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MILITARY MILITARY

► The Spartan warrior The Spartan warrior was the most feared was the most feared soldier in Greecesoldier in Greece

► The Athenian The Athenian triremetrireme allowed the allowed the navy to protect the navy to protect the Athenian way of life Athenian way of life

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Social structureSocial structure► ATHENSATHENS

FREEMENFREEMEN►ARISTOCRATSARISTOCRATS►SMALL FARMERSSMALL FARMERS►URBAN CRAFTSMEN & URBAN CRAFTSMEN &

TRIREME ROWERSTRIREME ROWERS METICSMETICS – CAME – CAME

FROM OUTSIDE FROM OUTSIDE ATHENS; NOT ATHENS; NOT ALLOWED TO OWN ALLOWED TO OWN LANDLAND

SLAVESSLAVES – LOWEST – LOWEST CLASS, NO RIGHTS, CLASS, NO RIGHTS, PROPERTY OF PROPERTY OF MASTERSMASTERS

► SPARTASPARTA SPARTIATESSPARTIATES – –

MILITARY MILITARY PROFESSIONALS/ PROFESSIONALS/ CITIZENSCITIZENS

OUTSIDERSOUTSIDERS – – FREEMEN; FREEMEN; ARTISANS, ARTISANS, CRAFTSMEN, CRAFTSMEN, MERCHANTSMERCHANTS

HELOTSHELOTS – – CONQUERED CONQUERED PEOPLES; TREATED PEOPLES; TREATED LIKE SLAVES; OWED LIKE SLAVES; OWED 50% OF PRODUCE 50% OF PRODUCE TO SPARTIATESTO SPARTIATES

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Women’s rolesWomen’s roles► Athenian: Athenian:

sequestered in the sequestered in the homehome

not educatednot educated responsible for responsible for

handicrafts and handicrafts and textilestextiles

► Spartan: Spartan: Controlled home and Controlled home and

land when husbands land when husbands were fightingwere fighting

““Come back with Come back with your shield, or on it.” your shield, or on it.”

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EDUCATIONEDUCATION► AthensAthens

No formal education No formal education for girlsfor girls

Boys learned rhetoric, Boys learned rhetoric, mathematics, reading mathematics, reading writing, poetry, music, writing, poetry, music, gymnasticsgymnastics

► SpartaSparta Military school at age Military school at age

7 for boys7 for boys Lived in barracks and Lived in barracks and

stole to survivestole to survive Girls learned athleticsGirls learned athletics

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SPARTA’S LEGACYSPARTA’S LEGACY► Military contributionsMilitary contributions► The Phalanx (shown The Phalanx (shown

in the picture)in the picture)► Training and fighting Training and fighting

stylesstyles► Plato viewed Sparta Plato viewed Sparta

as the first attempt as the first attempt at forming an “ideal” at forming an “ideal” communitycommunity

► Simple lifestyleSimple lifestyle Laconic – of few Laconic – of few

wordswords Spartan – frugal, Spartan – frugal,

simple, plainsimple, plain

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Athenian legacy – Philosophy, Athenian legacy – Philosophy, architecture, drama, artarchitecture, drama, art

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Athens – birthplace of Athens – birthplace of democracydemocracy

► Adult male citizens Adult male citizens directly participated directly participated in affairs of the in affairs of the statestate

► Trial by a jury Trial by a jury selected by lotselected by lot

►Ostracism – people Ostracism – people could be banished could be banished from Athens by votefrom Athens by vote

► Council of 500, the Council of 500, the AssemblyAssembly