Global I * Mr. McEntarfer * HSLPS

Aim : How can we compare and contrast the
Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta?
• Do Now : How do these two statues differ?

Macedonia
Greece
Aegean
Sea
Athens
Sparta
Crete
Mediterranean Sea
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Asia Minor

 direct democracy
 people play a direct role in government
 adult males became citizens
 slaves women and foreigners played no part

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Military Dictatorship/oligarchy
► power lies in the hands of a few elite

Which statue represents Sparta and which represents
Athens? Explain.

Polytheistic – Greek gods acted human and intervened with life on Earth.
Polytheistic – Greek gods acted human and intervened with life on Earth.

How did the Greeks use their religion to explain the world around them?

 Athenian Women
 could own no property except their clothes, jewelry and slaves
 confined to homes
 must be accompanied by a man outside house
 Spartan Women
 Could own property and were the head of the house and business. Men were forced into the military at age 7 and were rarely home giving women more freedom and power.

Which civilization would you rather live in if you were a woman?

Art
 Athens : Art was encouraged and desirable
Education focused heavily on the arts and
Athenians produced much of the great art of the era.
 Sparta : Artistic expression was forbidden because it was believed to interfere with military business

 Athens :
 Girls educated at home
 6-7 boys: taught at home
 7 to 14: neighborhood school
 subjects taught: drama, public speaking, reading, writing, math, science, philosophy and music.
 Sparta :
 trained for warfare
 Began training at age of seven
 lived in army barracks most their lives
 Respected strength, discipline and equality
 forbade luxuries

• All Greek city-states met in
Olympia to perform in the
Olympics. Physical prowess was encouraged and a sign of greatness.

• Athens :
• Overseas trade, commerce
• traded for food
• Created overseas colonies
• Sparta :
• agriculture based
• Were against trade namely to prevent cultural diffusion
• Slaves called Helots worked the land

Why did many Greek city-states rely on trade for food?

 Athens: had slaves who were usually captured in war or just people who owed money.
 Sparta: The Spartans enslaved the Helots who were the early settlers of Peloponnesus. They outnumbered the Spartans and fear of them revolting is what encouraged Spartan society to become a military state.

How did slavery in
Sparta and Athens differ?

• Question : Which society would you rather live in: Athens or Sparta? Explain your answer in a paragraph using examples from the class.