Transcript Athens V Sparta

Athens V Sparta
Athens and Sparta were
probably the two most
famous and powerful
city states in Ancient
Greece.
However, they were both
very different.
Ancient Greek City-States
Athens v Sparta
• Athens’ Government ruled as a
democracy. They were the 1st to
ever do this.
• Sparta’s Government ruled as an
oligarchy by 2 Kings.
• Both Athens’ and Sparta’s
governments were elected by the
people.
Spartan Warrior
Athens v Sparta
• Athens is built below the
acropolis which stands on a hill
above all of Athens.
• Sparta is surrounded by
mountains, which makes it
difficult for it to be invaded.
SPARTA
• Sparta was very focused on
obedience and war and the people
did not have any luxuries.
• Boys did not have to work or be
educated but trained to be warriors
from a young age.
• Boys had to join the Spartan army.
Spartan Boy
•Infants that were weak or
malformed were left on the
hillside to die.
• Spartan boys went into
military training at about 7
years of age.
Spartan Military Camp
L
ife was hard in these
camps. The boys' heads were
shaved and their shoes were
taken away, so they had to march
barefoot. They wore the same thin
tunic in summer and winter. They
were also taught not to flinch from
punishment or show any
expression of pain or fear.
Spartan boys were
supposed to be tough
when they grew up. Those
who weren't were called
Tremblers and were
publicly humiliated. They
were forced to wear silly
clothes wherever they
went. Some Tremblers
were even forced to grow a
moustache or a beard on
just one side of their face.
Life in Military Camp
Boys were also kept
hungry and told to steal
food. If they were caught
they were beaten—as an
incentive to steal more
skillfully in the future.
This was thought to make
them into more cunning
soldiers.
Single men were also made fun of in
Sparta. Once a year they were stripped
naked and forced to walk in a public
procession while Spartan girls watched and
shouted cruel things at them. These men
were pressured to get married and father
children, and thus provide Sparta with
future soldiers.
Because they gave birth
to, and raised, these
future soldiers, Spartan
Women were more
highly respected than
were women in Athens.
Women were also
encouraged to pursue
an active lifestyle as it
would make them
healthier mothers.
SPARTA
• Girls in Sparta were to grow up
to be the mothers of warriors.
• Although they were not allowed
to fight, girls took part in all the
training because fit ladies
produced fit babies, who would
fight!
Spartan women also had
more freedoms and
responsibilities than
women in other parts of
Ancient Greece. This
was because they had
so much to do with the
men away all the time.
Even after they married,
Spartan men continued
to live in the military
camps, apart from their
wives and children.
Ancient Athens
ATHENS
• Athens was a very
creative city state.
• They believed in a
good education.
(for boys)
• You could go into
the army or navy if
you wanted to. (if
you were a boy)
ATHENS
• Girls were not regarded as
important by the Athenians.
• Girls could be taught at home.
(if they had rich parents)
• Girls were not allowed to take
part in anything to do with war,
business or education.
Women in Athens
Girls in Athens were
considered ready to
marry at about age 15.
The girl’s father
usually picked out the
husband.
Once a girl was married, her husband
controlled all her property and
possessions. She was dominated by
her husband and did what she was
told. She had very few rights. . For
example, an Athenian woman
couldn't participate in politics or own
land or property. She had no legal
rights, so she couldn't take someone
to court.
She was also forbidden from
going to the Olympics or to
the agora (marketplace). In
fact, the only time a woman
could leave the house was to
go to a funeral, a religious
festival, or the theatre, and
only then when accompanied
by her husband. Women seen
outside on their own were
assumed to be slaves,
prostitutes, or beggars.
Athens v Sparta
• Athens and Sparta had very different
ways of living their lives.
• Athens wanted to control as much
land as possible and this led to much
war between Greek lands.
• Sparta, although more powerful kept
itself to itself unless their army was
needed.
Peloponnesian War
The war between
these two city states
was names the
Peloponnesian War,
because both citystates were located on
the Peloponnesian
Peninsula.
However when it came to Athens and
Sparta against each other…
Sparta won!
But, they did not take over Athens
they said they would not burn it as
long as Athens promised not to keep
trying to take over.
Athens was therefore left as it was
and even now is one of the most
famous cities in the world.
Hellenic Republic
Today Athens and
Sparta are part of
Greece, whose official
name is the Hellenic
Republic.