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Ancient Civilizations
 City-state:
 Definition: a state that has its own
government and consists of a city and
the area around it
 Examples: Athens, Sparta, Delphi,
Olympia, etc.
1. Did the ancient Greeks own slaves?
2. Could women vote in democratic Athens?
3. Were most city-states actually cities?
4. Did the ancient Greeks have nobles and
aristocrats?
5. Was the secret of ancient Greece's success
its rich, fertile land?
6. Did the ancient Greeks value wealth above
all else?
1. Did the ancient Greeks own slaves? True
2. Could women vote in democratic Athens?
3.
4.
5.
6.
False
Were most city-states actually cities?
False
Did the ancient Greeks have nobles and
aristocrats? True
Was the secret of ancient Greece's success
its rich, fertile land? False
Did the ancient Greeks value wealth
above all else? False
 Hellas or Eliada
 “Graecia” (Latin name given by the
Romans which means “land of the
Greeks)
 Athens: Direct Democracy
 everyone, not just politicians
attended the Assembly
 Athens claims to be the
"birthplace of democracy"
 Sparta: Oligarchy
 rule by a few
 Athens:
 Delian League (taxed and protect
other city-states)
 Best navy
 Sparta:
 Peloponnesian League
 Best army
 Athens:
 Democracy (People rule! )
 Civil participation
 They believed to be superior
 Value trade
 Sparta:
 Militaristic values
 Children were raised to be Spartans
 Respect
 Elders, women, and warriors
 Athens:
 Boys: reading, writing and
mathematics,
music, poetry, sports and gymnastics
(based on wealth)
 Girls: Little formal education (less equal)
 Spartans:
 Boys: They were taken from parents at age
seven and trained in the art of warfare
 choral dance, reading and writing
 Girls: Reading and writing, gymnastics,
athletics and survival skills (more equal)
 Athens:
 Athenian women and girls were kept
at home with no participation in
sports or politics
 Property
 Sparta:
 Opposite to Athenian women
 The goal was to produce women who
would produce strong healthy
babies
Athens:
 Art, architecture, drama and
literature, philosophy, science,
medicine, government, etc.
Sparta:
Military supremacy and
simple lifestyle
Athens:
 Athenians enjoyed luxuries and
foods from all over their empire
Sparta:
Spartan Broth consisted of
pork, blood, salt and vinegar