Transcript Girls and Women in Athens

PreAP Warm-up Questions
 “Spartan women also received physical
training. Like the men, they learned how to run,
jump, wrestle, and throw javelins” What
conclusion can you draw about Spartan
women?
a)
b)
c)
They were like slaves.
They served in the army with the men.
They were strong and healthy.
 What was the focus of training for Spartan
boys?
 At what age could Spartan men retire from the
army?
The Greek World
Sparta & Athens
Chapter 9, Section 2
Ancient Civilizations
Alabama Course of Study
4) IDENTIFY CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF
CLASSICAL GREECE, INCLUDING POLITICS,
INTELLECTUAL LIFE, ARTS, LITERATURE,
ARCHITECTURE, AND SCIENCE.
Alabama Course of Study
5) DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF ALEXANDER THE
GREAT IN THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
1)
2)
3)
DEFINING BOUNDARIES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT’S
EMPIRE AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT.
IDENTIFYING REASONS FOR THE SEPARATION OF
ALEXANDER THE GREAT’S EMPIRE INTO SUCCESSOR
KINGDOMS.
EVALUATING MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF
HELLENISTIC ART, PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, AND
POLITICAL THOUGHT.
Today’s Learning Targets
 I can use academic vocabulary of this
region and time appropriately.
 I can locate key geographical features of
Greek civilization on a map.
 I can compare the Greek city-states of
Sparta and Athens.
PreAP Warm-up Questions
“Spartan women also received
physical training. Like the men,
they learned how to run, jump,
wrestle, and throw javelins.” What
conclusion can you draw about
Spartan women?
a)
b)
c)
They were like slaves.
They served in the army with the men.
They were strong and healthy.
PreAP Warm-up Questions
What was the focus of training for
Spartan boys?
 To
be soldiers.
At what age could Spartan men
retire from the army?
 60
Warm-up Questions
What was the focus of training for
Spartan boys?
 To
be soldiers.
At what age could Spartan men
retire from the army?
 60
Reading Check Questions
What was he most important
element of Spartan society?
 The
military
Why did girls in Athens receive little
education?
 Because
men didn’t think women needed
education
Reading Check Questions
What happened to Greece after the
Peloponnesian War?
 Sparta
became the most powerful city-state
in Greece.
The Persians Fight Greece
 What happened at Thermopylae?
 The
Spartans brought about 1,400 soldiers
to fight the Persians at the Hellespont.
They fought them off for three days, but
were trapped when the Persians found a
route to get behind them. The Spartans
stayed and chose to die fighting. The
Persians went down fighting. The Persians
went on to burn Athens.
The Persians Fight Greece
 What happened at Salamis?
 This
was a sea battle in which the
Athenians took their navy against Persian’s
navy. The smaller Athenian ships
outmaneuvered the Persian ships. Many
Persian ships were sunk and the Athenian
navy won the battle.
The Persians Fight Greece
 What happened at Plataea?
 Soldiers
from all over Greece came to fight
the Persians and the Persians would be
defeated and this brought an end to the
Persian Wars.
A Military Society
 In order to obtain more land, Spartans conquered
and enslaved their neighbors, calling them helots.
 To control the helots, the Spartans created a strong
_____.
 military
 Boys entered the military at the age of _____.
 seven
 At the age of _____, men entered the regular army
and lived in the barracks for 10 years.
 twenty
Girls and Women in Sparta
 The men would return home at the age of 30,
but served in the military until the age of _____.
 60
 Spartan girls were trained in _____ to become
healthy mothers and were freer than other
Greek women.
 sports
Government
 The Spartan government contained two
branches, a council of elders and an assembly.
 Sparta had two ___, but the elected officials
held more power. Sparta’s ___ was set up to
control the ___ population.
 kings / government / helot
Boys and Men in Athens
 Athenians valued ___, ___ ___, and ___.
 education
/ clear thinking / arts
 While young ___ had to learn to run, jump,
and fight, it was not as harsh as ___.
 boys / Sparta
 Older ___ only had to serve in the military
during times of ___.
 men / war
Girls and Women in Athens
 Most girls did not receive much ___. Only a
few with private ___ learned to read and
write.
 education / tutors
 Women could not serve in ___, leave their
___, own ___, or disobey their ___ or ___.
 government / homes / property / husbands
/ fathers
Key Terms Review
A unit of soldiers who ride
horses.
cavalry
A prearranged method of
executing a plan of action
strategy
Key Terms Review
An agreement to work together.
alliance
A war between Sparta and
Athens.
Peloponnesian
War
Key Terms Review
A series of wars between
Persia and Greece
Persian
Wars
Greek Map Identification Activity
Greek Map Identification Activity
Today’s Learning Targets
 I can use academic vocabulary of this
region and time appropriately.
 I can locate key geographical features of
Greek civilization on a map.
 I can compare the Greek city-states of
Sparta and Athens.