Athens V Sparta
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ATHENS vs. SPARTAATHENS vs. SPARTA
Greek city-statesGreek city-states
locationlocation
Laconia & Attica Laconia & Attica
MILITARY MILITARY
► The Spartan warrior The Spartan warrior was the most feared was the most feared soldier in Greecesoldier in Greece
► The Athenian The Athenian triremetrireme allowed the allowed the navy to protect the navy to protect the Athenian way of life Athenian way of life
Social structureSocial structure► ATHENSATHENS
FREEMENFREEMEN►ARISTOCRATSARISTOCRATS►SMALL FARMERSSMALL FARMERS►URBAN CRAFTSMEN & URBAN CRAFTSMEN &
TRIREME ROWERSTRIREME ROWERS METICSMETICS – CAME – CAME
FROM OUTSIDE FROM OUTSIDE ATHENS; NOT ATHENS; NOT ALLOWED TO OWN ALLOWED TO OWN LANDLAND
SLAVESSLAVES – LOWEST – LOWEST CLASS, NO RIGHTS, CLASS, NO RIGHTS, PROPERTY OF PROPERTY OF MASTERSMASTERS
► SPARTASPARTA SPARTIATESSPARTIATES – –
MILITARY MILITARY PROFESSIONALS/ PROFESSIONALS/ CITIZENSCITIZENS
OUTSIDERSOUTSIDERS – – FREEMEN; FREEMEN; ARTISANS, ARTISANS, CRAFTSMEN, CRAFTSMEN, MERCHANTSMERCHANTS
HELOTSHELOTS – – CONQUERED CONQUERED PEOPLES; TREATED PEOPLES; TREATED LIKE SLAVES; OWED LIKE SLAVES; OWED 50% OF PRODUCE 50% OF PRODUCE TO SPARTIATESTO SPARTIATES
Women’s rolesWomen’s roles► Athenian: Athenian:
sequestered in the sequestered in the homehome
not educatednot educated responsible for responsible for
handicrafts and handicrafts and textilestextiles
► Spartan: Spartan: Controlled home and Controlled home and
land when husbands land when husbands were fightingwere fighting
““Come back with Come back with your shield, or on it.” your shield, or on it.”
EDUCATIONEDUCATION► AthensAthens
No formal education No formal education for girlsfor girls
Boys learned rhetoric, Boys learned rhetoric, mathematics, reading mathematics, reading writing, poetry, music, writing, poetry, music, gymnasticsgymnastics
► SpartaSparta Military school at age Military school at age
7 for boys7 for boys Lived in barracks and Lived in barracks and
stole to survivestole to survive Girls learned athleticsGirls learned athletics
SPARTA’S LEGACYSPARTA’S LEGACY► Military contributionsMilitary contributions► The Phalanx (shown The Phalanx (shown
in the picture)in the picture)► Training and fighting Training and fighting
stylesstyles► Plato viewed Sparta Plato viewed Sparta
as the first attempt as the first attempt at forming an “ideal” at forming an “ideal” communitycommunity
► Simple lifestyleSimple lifestyle Laconic – of few Laconic – of few
wordswords Spartan – frugal, Spartan – frugal,
simple, plainsimple, plain
Athenian legacy – Philosophy, Athenian legacy – Philosophy, architecture, drama, artarchitecture, drama, art
Athens – birthplace of Athens – birthplace of democracydemocracy
► Adult male citizens Adult male citizens directly participated directly participated in affairs of the in affairs of the statestate
► Trial by a jury Trial by a jury selected by lotselected by lot
►Ostracism – people Ostracism – people could be banished could be banished from Athens by votefrom Athens by vote
► Council of 500, the Council of 500, the AssemblyAssembly