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ATHENS AND SPARTA
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"The walls of Sparta were its young men, and its borders the points of
their spears.”-King Agesilaos
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•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
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Sparta - Education•Boys begin at age 7
• Reading, writing• Mostly athletics and military training
•Strict adherence to suffering•Girls being at age 7
• Reading, writing, gymnastics, athletics, survival
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•Educated•Allowed to participate in sports•Goal: to produce strong babies•Treated more as equals
Women’s Roles - Sparta
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Sparta - Government
•Oligarchy•Two kings•Five “ephors”
• Overseers•Council “apella”
• Judges• Proposed laws
•AssemblyA Spartan King
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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
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Sparta - Social Structure
•Spartiates • Military professionals
•Perioeci• Outsiders• Could not vote
•Helots• Peasant workers
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Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts and eloquence
-John Milton
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•Meaningful life•Intellectual pursuits
• Wisdom• Curiosity
•Mind/Body perfection•Civic responsibility•Cultural superiority•Trade
Athens - Values and Lifestyle
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•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
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Athens - Women’s Roles•In the home•Learned the art of domestic duty•Some roles in religious life•Couldn’t play sports
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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
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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
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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 BETTER TO LIVE IN.