Transcript ABOVE EVERYTHING How was daily life different for Spartan

5.2
WARRING CITYSTATES
Setting the Stage
◦ Dorians and Mycenaeans begin to identify less with their ancestry
and more with th local area they lived.
◦ Shift in government structure: from tribal or clan control to more
formal govt.
Rule & Order in Greek City-states
◦ 1. What was the fortified hilltop where citizens
gathered to discuss city gov’t called?
◦Acropolis
Greek Political Structures
Tyrants Seize Power
◦ 2. True or False: Tyrants of ancient Greece were considered h
& cruel.
◦ FALSE!
Athens Builds a Limited Democracy
3. What type of government did Athenian reformers move
to create?
DEMOCRACY
RULE BY THE PEOPLE
Building Democracy
◦ 4. Who developed a legal code based on the idea that all
Athenians, rich & poor, were equal under the law? (note:
this was the 1st legal code in Athens)
Solon
5. Who were considered citizens [of Athens]?
Free adult male property owners born in Athens were
considered citizens. Women, slaves, and foreigners were
excluded from citizenship and had few rights.
Formal Governments
Forms of Gov’t Chart
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
8.
State ruled by a
King
6. State ruled by:
7. State ruled by:
State ruled by its
citizens
Athenian Education
◦ Only the SONS of the wealthy received formal schooling.
◦ Training in Logic and public speaking to prepare them for
assemblies
◦ Athletic Activities
◦ Older- Military School
◦ Women- Learned child rearing, to be good house wives and
mothers.
Sparta Builds a Military State
Sparta Dominates Messenians
9. What were helots?
◦ Peasants forced to stay on the land they worked.
◦ Spartans demand half of the helots crops yearly
What is going to drive Spartans to build a military state?
Who are the Spartans ?
◦ Southern Greece: Peloponnesus
◦ Contrasted with other city-states
◦ especially Athens )
◦ Instead Of Democracy Sparta builds
A Military State.
◦ Farming… Little Trade
Sparta’s Government & Societies
10. How many kings ruled over the Spartan military at all
times?
TWO Military Kings
Also: Assembly, Elder Council, Five Elected Officials
What type of Government does Sparta have?
Oligarchy
Social Order:
◦ Citizens
◦ Noncitizens – Free
◦ Helots
Spartan Daily Life
11. Spartan boys & girls were taught to put service
to Sparta above love for what?
◦ ABOVE EVERYTHING
How was daily life different for Spartan women in contrast to other
greek city-states?
Considerable Amount of freedom, Wrestling, Played Sports
The Persian Wars
A New Kind of Army Emerges
12. What metal replaced bronze & made it affordable for ordinary citizens
to own weapons?
The shift from Bronze to metal weapon.
Now weapons are not only for the rich.
Fearsome formation, phalanx became the most powerful fighting force in
the ancient world
Battle at Marathon
13. In the 44 BC near Marathon, what were the casualty totals for
both the Persians & the Athenians?
Persians 6,000
Athens fewer than 200
Why were Athenians so successful?
Pheidippides Brings News
Thermoplylae & Salamis
14. When the Persian king Xerxes came to the narrow path at
Themopylae, who blocked his way?
7,000 greeks including 300 Spartans
Traitor tells of secret path- Spartans stay and sacrifice themselves while
others retreat--- HEROS
15. The following year [after the Persian Wars], several Greek city-states
formed an alliance called the:
Delian League
Consequences of the Persian Wars
16. What city emerged as a leader of the Delian League?
Athens
Increase Athenian Power and Influence
Set the Stage for a dazzling burst of creativity in Athens;
Brief Golden Age