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Warring City States

Warring City States. Chapter 5 Section 2. Rule and Order in Greek City States. 750 B.C.E the city-state or polis was the fundamental political unit in Greece Polis: Made of city and surrounding countryside

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Warring City States

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  1. Warring City States Chapter 5 Section 2

  2. Rule and Order in Greek City States • 750 B.C.E the city-state or polis was the fundamental political unit in Greece • Polis: • Made of city and surrounding countryside • People would gather in the agora, (market place) or the acropolis to discuss politics

  3. Political Structure • City-states did not have all the same government • Monarchy- ruled by single person- king • Aristocracy-ruled by small group of noble, wealthy land owners • Oligarchy- ruled by a few powerful people • Democracy- ruled by the people

  4. Political Structure In City-States

  5. Tyrants Take Control • Why did Tyrants take control? • Who were they? • Tyrants were not cruel and harsh • Tyrants came to power by appealing to the common people • Actually when they took power tyrants often set up public works projects in order to give jobs to the poor

  6. Athens builds a LIMITED Democracy Draco 621 B.C. • Legal Code= both rich and poor equal under the law • Dealt very harshly with criminals, making death the punishment for practically every crime. • Debt slavery = debtors worked as slaves to repay their debts. Solon 594 B.C. • Solon outlawed debt slavery. • Four social classes according to wealth. • Top three social classes could hold political office • All citizens, could participate in Assembly • Citizens could bring charges against wrongdoers

  7. Athens Builds a Limited Democracy • 500 B.C.E. Athenian leader Cleisthenes reforms Athenian law • He arranged the citizens into groups based on where they lived, not social class • Allowed any citizen to submit laws to be debated • Only citizens were: • free adult male property owners

  8. Athenian Education Boys Girls • Study: reading, grammar, poetry, history, math, and music • Trained in debate and public speaking • Spent time in athletics everyday • Went to military school to prepare for important citizen duty------DEFEND ATHENS • No school • Stay at home • Learned child rearing, weaving cloth, preparing meals, managing the house • Most women had very little to do with Athenian life outside the home

  9. Sparta Builds a Military State • 725 B.C.E Sparta takes over neighboring lands and turns the Messenians into helots • 650 B.C.E. the Messenians revolt and the Spartans are just barely able to put down the revolt • In turn dedicate themselves to becoming strong city-state

  10. Spartan Daily Life • 600 – 371 B.C.E Sparta had greatest army in Greece • Came with a high cost • Spartans did not value the arts or intellectual pursuits • Valued duty, strength, and discipline • Men expected to serve in military until 60 • Daily life centered around military training • From age 7-30 lived in military barracks under harsh conditions

  11. Spartan Daily Life: Women • Women would lead a difficult life too • Running, wrestling, playing sports • Women also taught to put service to Sparta above all else • “come back with your shield or on it” • Given considerable freedom in the house when men were away at war

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