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Greek City-States: Athens and Sparta * SPARTAN GOVERNMENT •Two Kings led Sparta •1 king handled military •1 king took care of domestic matters •A Council of Elders •Made up of 28 male citizens over the age of 60 •Proposed laws and served as a criminal court •An Assembly •Included all male citizens over 30 •Elected 5 ephors •Made sure the kings stayed within the law •Elected for a 1 year term •Controlled the education of Spartans * SPARTAN SOCIAL CLASSES •3 social groups •Equals: controlled Sparta •Half-citizens: free, paid taxes and served in the army but had no political power • Some farmed but others worked in the city as traders or artisans. •Helots: slaves, greatly outnumbered the other groups so Spartans used force to control them • Once a year Spartans were allowed to randomly kill helots. •Why? What purpose did this serve? * RESULTS SPARTAN SOCIETY •Strong government •Almost unbeatable army •No individual freedom •Created almost no art or literature and made almost no advances in science * ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY •All adult male citizens met in an Athenian Assembly •Elected generals in time of war •Elected nine archons (rulers with a 1 year term) •Voting – citizens would caste their vote by putting pebbles into pots. White pebbles (yes) and black pebbles (no) were counted. •First written code created around 621 B.C.E * ATHENIAN SOCIAL CLASSES •3 class groups •Citizens: extended to all those born in Athens, only the men had political rights •Metics: born outside Athens, free and had to pay taxes but had no political rights and could not own land •Slaves: captured in war, together with metics made up more than half of Athenian society * RESULTS OF ATHENIAN SOCIETY • Strong Government • Created diplomacy as a means of settle disputes and uniting Greeks. • Produced some of the most famous Philosophers of all time. • Gave citizens more freedom then most city-states. Exit Slip What is the biggest difference between the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta? MAKE SURE YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE!
