1. Today’s Vocab
City-State- Also known as a Polis, they are the political units of Greece.
Sparta- City-State in Greece that valued militarism.
Athens- City-State in Greece that is the birthplace of democracy.
Democracy- Form of government where the citizens have the power to rule.

2. Warm Up? Review from yesterday
List 3 challenges that Greece had to overcome because of it’s geographic features.

3. The Greek City State
Sparta vs. Athens

4. City-States The political units of Greece Also known as a Polis.
Usually includes the city and surrounding countryside, which can include many villages.
Can be square miles with as many as 20,000 people!!
The Acropolis was the hilltop where all business and political affairs were conducted.

5. Ways to Rule a Greek Polis
Monarchy: King or Queen ruling the Government.
Oligarchy: Government ruled by a few powerful people.
Aristocracy: Government ruled by a small group of noble landowning families.

6. Sparta Where was Sparta Located? What was so unique about Sparta?
Southern Greece in Peloponnesus. It was cut off from the rest of Greece by the Gulf or Corinth.
What was so unique about Sparta?
It was a military state that trained constantly

7. Spartan government
There were two different groups that governed Sparta.
ASSEMBLY
COUNCIL OF ELDERS
Made up of free adult men
Proposed laws that the assembly would vote on
Elected officials and voted on all issues
5 elected officials (called Ephors) carried out the laws passed by the assembly

8. Spartan society The population within Sparta was diverse.
There were social groups within Sparta.
Citizens (who were born Spartans)
Non-Citizens who were free and worked in commerce and industry.
Helots
Non Spartan born and were the lowest “level” of Spartan society.

9. Spartan Education LIFE CENTERED AROUND MILITARY TRAINING!!!
Spartan’s valued Duty, Strength, and Discipline over Individuality, Beauty, and Freedom.
BOYS
GIRLS
At age 7 were sent to live in barracks and were training
Were allowed to marry at age 20
Had to live in barracks until age 30
At age 30, they could be part of the assembly but were still part of the military
Were very active
Took great care of their bodies
Put service to Sparta 1st in their lives
Didn’t have the right to vote but could inherit property
Had to obey men when they were around

10. Athens Where was Athens located?
North of Peloponnesus/North of Sparta
What was the biggest difference between the Sparta and Athens?
Although the Spartan’s were extremely strong they weren’t able to act independently.
The Athenians were eager to learn and try new things.
The Athenians were able to have their own individuality within the city-state too.

11. Athenian government
What was the new type of government that was developing in Athens?
Democracy
What was Democracy?
Allowing adult males to count as citizens.
They would be the ones who had a right to be involved in the government.
DIDN’T allow women, slaves or foreigners to be citizens!

12. Building Democracy Draco
621 B.C.
Developed legal code that all Athenians were equal, rich or poor
Dealt harshly with criminals
Death punishment for almost every crime
Allowed debt slavery

13. What did the Athenian assembly do?
The Assembly or ekklesia had 4 primary functions
It made executive pronouncements (decrees, such as deciding to go to war or granting citizenship to a foreigner)
It elected some officials
It legislated (Make Laws)
It tried political crimes

14. King solon Athenian lawmaker
Headed the Athenian government in 594 BC
Outlawed debt slavery.
Allowed all citizens to participate and debate policies in the assembly.
Allowed all citizens to bring charges against wrongdoers.
Introduced many economic reforms.

15. Rulers after solon Cleisthenes (KLYS-thuh-neez) Got power in 508 BC
Created a full democracy. He reorganized the assembly to break up the power of the nobility.

16. Life in Athens Sons of wealthy families received education
Began school around age of 7
Reading, grammar, poetry, history, math, and music
Lessons in logic and public speaking
Spent time each day on fitness
When older, military school to prepare for defending Athens

17. Women in Athens Educated at home by mothers
Child-rearing, weaving, cooking, managing the household, and other skills for good wives and mothers
Very little to do with Athens society outside of the home

18. EQ: Explain how the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta differed?

19. Reflection Where would you rather live, Athens or Sparta? Why?
What is another term for city state?
How did the governments of Athens and Sparta differ?
What were some differences in how women were treated in Athens and Sparta?