Sparta and Athens FELGERC

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Sparta and Athens FELGERC
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Spartan Family

• Located on Peloponnesus

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Family (cont.)

• Babies were tested for strength at a young age
• Men married by age 20
• Women had more freedom than in any other
  city-state

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Spartan Education

• Boys went to military camp at age 7
• Learned to read, write, and use weapons

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Spartan Education

• Believed that new ideas would weaken their way of
  life

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Spartan Leisure

• Sports Olympic Games
• Olympics honored Zeus
• Chariot races, boxing, Pancratium, wrestling,
  pentathlon

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Spartan Government

• Greatest military power in Greece
• Led by king and assembly of aristocrats

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Spartan Government (cont.)

• Goal of Spartan gvt was to be militarily strong

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Spartan Economics

• Helots slaves who worked the land
• Perioeci merchants and artisans
• Aristocrats landowners and soldiers

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Spartan Economics (cont.)

• Soldiers could retire at age 60
• Used iron rods as money

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Spartan Religion

• Polytheistic
• Oracles people who could speak to the gods
• Oracles gave prophecies statements of what
  might happen in the future

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Spartan Religion (cont.)

• Gods of Mt. Olympus

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Spartan Communication

• Spoke and wrote in Greek

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Athenian Family

• Located on the Aegean Coast

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Athenian Family

• Men head of the household
• Women raised children, household duties

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Athenian Education

• Boys were educated
• No public schools tutors or private school
• Learned reading, writing, math, music, sports,
  and literature

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Athenian Education (cont.)

• Developments in science, philosophy, and medicine

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Athenian Leisure

• Same as Spartans sports and Olympics
• Theater comedy and tragedy
• Art

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Athenian Government

• Ruled at first by kings
• Later, ruled by oligarchy (rule by a few people)

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Athenian Government (cont.)

• Famous government leaders Draco, Solon,
  Peisistratus, Cleisthenes, Pericles
• Had a constitution a set of rules for governing

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Athenian Government (cont.)

• Democratic gave all citizens the chance to
  participate in gvt

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Athenian Government (cont.)

• Citizens could serve on the Council of 500
• Males gained citizenship at age 18

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Athenian Economics

• Trade
• Athens was a very wealthy city-state

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Athenian Religion

• Same as the Spartans

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Athenian Communication

• Same as the Spartans