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Ch 4 Sec 2 Sparta and Athens Date. RAP (left page). COPY and answer map questions pg 125 #’s 1-2. Ch 4 Sec 2 Sparta and Athens Date. Copy the MAIN IDEA on page 125 and fill in the blanks with the correct words:
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Ch 4 Sec 2Sparta and AthensDate RAP (left page) COPY and answer map questions pg 125 #’s 1-2
Ch 4 Sec 2Sparta and AthensDate Copy the MAIN IDEA on page 125 and fill in the blanks with the correct words: ____________ were able to __________ power from the __________ with the support of the Greek ___________, __________, and _________.
Ch 4 Sec 2Sparta and AthensDate WOW(under the RAP) Nobles Tyranny in city-states • Persons of high social status usually born into wealth • After Dark Ages, nobles took power • Farmers, traders, and artisans unhappy with noble rule • Led to rise of tyrants who had support from common people
Tyrants • 600’s BC: Took power by force and ruled with total authority • Popular at first because they built new marketplaces, temples and walls • 500 BC: they lost power and most city-states became either a oligarchy or democracy • Two most powerful governments of early Greece Oligarchy and Democracy Why were tyrants popular in city-states?
Sparta • Founded by the Dorians • Conquered and enslaved neighbors (helots) • Afraid of helot rebellion • Trained boys and men to be in the military from a young age
Sparta and their military • Age 7: boys left home to live in barracks • Age 20: entered the regular army and remained in barracks for 10 more years • Age 30: returned home but still in army • Age 60: could leave army but still trained • Women: trained in sports and lived at home while husbands were away, they could own property and had more freedom
Spartan Government • Oligarchy government • 2 kings headed council of elders, 28 citizens over age 60 • Presented laws to assembly who voted on them and for ephors - like police they enforced laws and collected taxes • Discouraged foreign visitors and travel to stop people from questioning leadership
Spartan Government (cont) • Discouraged studying literature and the arts • Fell behind other Greeks in trade • Less educated in science and arts • Soldiers were strong and swift • Successfully controlled helots for 250 years
WIO ( right page) Copy and answer each question. • Why did Spartans stress military power? • Why did the Spartan government want its young people to be physically fit? • At what age did Spartan boys leave their families for military training? • What would you feel like if you had to leave home? Imagine you had been sent to military school. Write a letter home explaining your living conditions and how you are feeling.
Copy the MAIN IDEA on page 128 and fill in the blanks with the correct words: Unlike _________, __________ were more interested in building a _______ than building a _______ force. How do you feel when you visit a new city or place that you have never been to before?
Athens • Education was most important, learned reading, writing, math, sports, and music and instruments • Education created well-rounded citizens • Boys finished school at 18 yrs old to become citizens • Girls stayed at home and were taught spinning, weaving, and other household duties
A new Democracy • 600’s BC Athens ruled by landowning nobles with a weak assembly • Government an oligarchy like Sparta • Poor farmers rebelled against nobles in 600 BC demanded an end to all debts and wanted to own land
Solon’s Reforms • Nobles and poor farmers trusted Solon as anew leader • He canceled farmers’ debts and freed slaves • Allowed all male citizens to participate in the assembly and law courts • But would NOT give away nobles’ land to farmers • 30 years of turmoil followed
Peisistratus • A tyrant • Took power in 560 BC • To win support of the poor he divided nobles’ land among farmers • loaned money to poor and gave them jobs building temples and public places
Cleisthenes • Came to power in 508 BC after Peisistratus died • Reorganized assembly and created a new council of 500 citizens who have more of a say in government • They could debate matters openly • Hear court cases • Appoint army generals • Non-citizens like women, foreigners, and slaves still excluded • He made Athens a real democracy!!!
WIO ( right page) • Copy and answer each question. • How did Cleisthenes build a democracy in Athens? • Why did tyrants fall out of favor with the Greeks? • How did Greek nobles gain power? • Why was Solon popular among some Athenian farmers but not among other? • Take the position of either a Spartan or an Athenian. Write a letter to the other city-state and convince them to move to your town. Be sure to give details from the text to support your opinion.