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Ancient Greece • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-Mgb1mav_U History of Ancient Greece Video • Athens was located in northern Greece • It was one of the most powerful city states of its time • Athens was know for having a democracy as their form of government at their height • Athens military was not that strong, but their navy was the best of its time Athens • Athens put a large focus on learning and the arts • Some notable figures are Socrates and Plato • Athens contains some of the greatest architectural accomplishments of its time • Athens created an empire where they had many colonies spread out among the Mediterranean Athens • Citizens were given the right to participate in the Athenian government, though the participation varied on what class you fell in whether it be Aristocratic or middle class • Metics were freemen that were not citizens of Athens • Slaves did not have any rights at all • Women lack rights as well, the rights that got depended on the husband Athenian class structure • Sparta was a much smaller city state than Athens, but was the other greatest power of its time • It was located in more of Southern Greece surrounded by land to protect themselves from any ocean attack • Sparta put a large focus on their military and it was the strongest of its time Sparta • Sparta controlled a large population of slaves called helots, which allowed them to focus on their military while the slaves took care of everyday tasks • Male Spartans were required to join the military at 7 and then serve until they were 60 • The women played important role in society as well where they were allowed to own land Sparta continued • Spartan Citizens were given all rights and the women were apart of this as well. The men though had to serve in the military. • Perioeci were noncitizens that were not slaves • Helots were the slaves of the Spartans Spartan class structure