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Chapter 11Chapter 11 “Ancient Greece” “Ancient Greece”

L.4 – A Tale of Two City-StatesL.4 – A Tale of Two City-Statesp. 351p. 351

“ “How were the cultures of Athens and How were the cultures of Athens and Sparta Sparta similarsimilar and and differentdifferent?? Vocab: Vocab: ephor, helotephor, helot

Spartan Athenian helmet

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Jigsaw Group Activity:Jigsaw Group Activity:ObjectiveObjective::

1. Cooperatively 1. Cooperatively readread your section and discuss your section and discuss three to fourthree to four main main points to share with the class orally. Delegate speaking roles.points to share with the class orally. Delegate speaking roles.

2. 2. IllustrateIllustrate your your fourfour main points with main points with twotwo notecards. Include notecards. Include captionscaptions and and labelslabels. Delegate illustrating roles. . Delegate illustrating roles.

3. Check that all group members have a job and KNOW what their 3. Check that all group members have a job and KNOW what their job is! Good luck!job is! Good luck!

Assigned Section:Assigned Section:

GreenGreen - p. 351 (top section only) - p. 351 (top section only)

PurplePurple - p. 351 (bottom section) - p. 351 (bottom section)

PinkPink - p. 352 (government) - p. 352 (government)

BlueBlue - p. 353 (?) - p. 353 (?)

RedRed - p. 355 (?) - p. 355 (?)

YellowYellow - p. 356 (?) - p. 356 (?)

2History of Marathon

Athens

Sparta

•Around 1100 B.C. the Spartans migrated to Peloponnesus and built the city of Sparta

•They enslaved the farmers who were there and called them helots, or state slaves assigned to a particular plot of farmed land.

•There was one Spartan to every 5 helots

•The Spartan army was so fierce the Spartans didn’t build a wall around the city, it was said they had a wall of men.

*Oligarchy (rule by a small group)

*Militaristic, strict and aggressive society

Sparta: Government/Economy

Sparta: Education and Culture

• Gov’t inspected babies’ health• Boys leave home at age 7 for military

training• Spartans citizens were equal

– In order to eliminate social classes...• No jewelry, elaborate clothes, luxuries,

or accumulation of great private wealth– Even today, “spartan” means

• Practicing a very “simple life”

Sparta: Gender Roles• Women married at age

18 or 20 but did not live with their husbands– The men stayed in

the barracks until about age 30 when they began to set up households with their wives and children

– Women maintained strict physical regimes in the hopes of bearing strong children

Sparta Overview - Start at 2min

Athens *Democracy (ruled by the people)

*Emphasized freedom and participation in government

•boys more prized than girls

•girls are left at the gates of the city

•wealthy boys receive formal education, but girls don’t (learn crafts) and marry at age 15!

•men enter army and can choose after two years what they want to do!

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TWO Greek City-States:TWO Greek City-States:ATHENS

A. Physical Education*boys onlyB. Cultural Education*boys studied formally*girls studied crafts and

poetryC. Economy/Military*farming and trade*joined military for two

yearsD. Gov’t*democracy*people ruled themselves*emphasized freedom and

participation in gov’t

SPARTA

A. Physical Education*boys and girls ran and

wrestled*boys prepped for military,

girls prepped for motherhood

B. Cultural Education*boys could read and write*girls and boys danced and

sungC. Economy/Military*all males were soldiers*7-years old and up (trained to

be soldiers)D. Gov’t*oligarchy*emphasized order*senate and ephors made laws

*assembly voted*”simple” lifestyles

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SPARTA

A. Physical Education

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