Transcript Sparta Athens

Sparta vs. Athens
Topic introduced by: Annie (me!)

Sparta
Girls received
basicrepresented
education
• Spartan
women were
in the
sports,
dancing,
singing,
and
by
goddess
Artemis
who was
music
the “God of the hunt and
 protector
Spartan women
were
taught
of animals,
women,
girls,
reading and writing
and youth.
Spartan
were
a
• The
Women
were people
“taught to
read,
far more
open minded
class
write
and protect
themselves”
than most Greece city-states.
(The Women of Sparta).
TheWomen
womenofof
Sparta
got
• The
Sparta
were
freedom and financial
trained in athletic events such as
independence
the “javelin, discus, foot races and
arranged battles”

Athens
ByAthenian
the 5th century
BC,not to
• An
woman was
Athenian
women
barely
be
seen in public,
andwere
had no
considered to be better than
rights
to vote or take part in state
slaves.
operation
 They were generally not
• Male
and female roles were both
taught
to read or write and
represented
by the female
were not expected
to be
goddesses
educated.Athena (male) and
(female).
This did
notnot
 Demeter
An Athenian
woman
was
change
theout
factofthat
allowed
thefemale
home.
children were less desirable that
 After the 7th century BC and
male
children.
Pericles's
Law on the
legitimacy of marriage,
women’s rights took a large
decline from their already
horrible state.
A rich Athenian women
(In the left)
Quote about women by
Euripides below picture.
“If women didn’t exist, human life would be free of all its
miseries” - One of the great literary men of Athens, Euripides
Comparison
Rights of Slaves/Helots

Sparta
•
become
a Spartan
 Could
The main
duty of
the
solider
helots was agriculture
•
 Distinguished
Any food thatmilitary
was left
service
a Helot
could
over, theforHelot
families
mean
freedomto
forkeep
his
were allowed
family
him
and doand
with
as they
• To
injure(Spartans
or kill a Helot
wished.
were
without
reason was a
not greedy.)
serious crime

Athens
Athenian
were
• Slaves
wereslaves
excluded
the property
of their
from
the religious
master (or of the
festivals
state)could not
• Slaves
in political
 participate
Could dispose
them
activities
 He could give, sell, rent,
or bequeath them
 Slaves could not own
property
Presented By: Annie
PICK SPARTA!
Sparta’s the city-state that actually let women
some freedom. They believed women were
important! Yes they are! We now get lots of
freedom and USA lets us! So if you really vote for
Athens, you’re also voting for what's not right!
Women should be treated equally.
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Also, pick the penguin! You like penguins! Don’t
upset the penguin! Make the penguin can be
happy! All penguins like Sparta!