Warring States
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WARRING STATES
SPARTAa.Helots- slaves used for war & workb.Government- 2 Kings
1. War2. Matters at home
SPARTAc. Boys trained to be soldiers
d. Women had more rights than anywhere else
ATHENSSolon’s Reforms1. Constitutional Reform- Democracy- government by the
people2. Opened high office to more citizens 3. Moral reform- Outlawed slavery4. Economic reform
ATHENSa. Pisitratus (540 BC) - improve economy
b. Clisthenes (501 BC)1. founded Council of 500 but had limitations
ATHENSc. Women – had few rights, performed
household dutiesd. Education was main focus
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ATHENS AND SPARTA Religion
Polytheistic Believed in Greek gods and goddesses
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• King of the gods• Ruler of Mount Olympus• Lightning bolts
ZEUS
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• Queen of marriage, women, childbirth• Wife of Zeus
Hera
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• Goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes• Brother to Zeus & Hades• Holds Trident
Poseidon
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• King of the Underworld• God of the Dead• Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
Hades
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• God of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, archery• Associated with light, truth, sun• Son of Zeus and Hera
Apollo
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• Goddess of wisdom, warfare, reason
Athena
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• God of war, bloodlust, violence, courage• Son of Zeus and Hera
Ares
QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA
• Messenger of the gods• Guide to the underworld• Flying shoes
Hermes
TRADE EXPANDS• Exports: wine, marble, olive oil
OLYMPICS Contests of sports, music, and literature
KING DARIUS 492 BC Persian Wars
Persian army invades Greece Wins many battles
Marathon The Athenians, although outnumbered, defeated the
Persians at the Battle of Marathon
RENEWED ATTACKS Thermopylae
led by 300 Spartans Bought time for other city-states to prepare
Athenians and Spartans joined forces to defeat the Persians
RESULTS Athens dominates Greece Delian League: alliance between Athens and other Greek
city-states, in which they assumed complete control