Athens or Sparta?

Located on Peloponnesus (the southern tip of the main peninsula in Greece).

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Their government was an oligarchy.

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Citizens (male) participated directly in law making. "Rule by the people" is called democracy.

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High value was placed in the arts, literature and intellectual (academic) ambitions.

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All forms of individual expression ( being unique) were discouraged (not accepted).

Athens or Sparta?

They established the first form of democracy as their government.

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Education was highly valued - but only for wealthy (rich) boys.

Athens or Sparta?

Valued duty, strength and discipline over freedom, individuality (being your own person) and education.

Athens or Sparta?

Women had more rights than most city-states like: participating in some military training, property ownership, and not needing permission to leave home.

Athens or Sparta?

Women had almost no rights, were married at age 15, could not vote or go to school and they needed permission to leave the home.

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Boys were encouraged to steal as they believed it helped them develop cunning (sneakiness) - an important skill in war.

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Rhetoric ( the art of skillyful speaking ) and philosophy were encouraged in society.

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Boys were sent into military training at the age of 6 or 7 and were expected to serve until the age of 60.

Athens or Sparta? Which city-state relied on a group called the helots (their slave population) to work on the land?

Athens or Sparta? Which city-state had the best army and were the strongest fighters on land?

Athens or Sparta? Which city-state had the strongest navy (sailing abilities and fighting by sea)?

Athens or Sparta? Who's economy was based largely on trading with other nations and citystates?

Athens or Sparta? Who's economy was based on their farming and on taking from others what they could not get?

True or False? In Sparta, if children were caught stealing they did not get in trouble for stealing that got in trouble for being caught.

What did girls in Athens learn at home?

What was the primary role of helots in Spartan society?

What did Sparta value?

What was the focus of girls' education in Sparta?

What values did Spartan society emphasize?

Society valued military strength over education

In which city-state did women have more rights?

We like cultural ideas such as books and the arts.

Who would say: "Strict discipline makes for better soldiers."

Boys left home at the age of 7 to train?

Helots were

What was a similarity between Athens and Sparta?

Which city-state had mandatory military training?

They had a strong navy.

Which city-state believed in a well-rounded education (reading, writing, singing, fighting, etc)?

Which city-state had a Democracy where citizens voted?

In which city-state did the helots (slaves) greatly outnumber the citizens?

Sparta and Athens had the following in common...

Which city-state did not allow women to leave the house unaccompanied?

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Spartans were educated to be:

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Athenian boys studied:

This city-state had 3 classes of people: Citizens, non-citizens, and slaves.

Women could own property

Educated people made the best citizens.

For men living in this city-state, it was an honor to die in battle

The citizens of this city-state had a direct role in governing this city state.

This city-state was located inland and isolated by mountains which made them distrustful of others.

This city-state was located on the coast, where they developed a strong navy and frequently interacted with others.

In which city-state could only men own land

Boys of wealthy citizens entered private school at the age of six, accompanied by a tutor. They lived at home until the age of 18 when they joined the military

The people required few luxury goods since they believed that a dependence on comfort weakened the spirit.

New babies were inspected by the government. If the government felt they were healthy and strong, the babies remained with the family. Otherwise, the government took the baby and put it outside the city to die.

Girls were considered adults at age 12 or 13. At that time they married and began having families and running households of their own.