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4. How did city-states obtain water? A. Rivers B. Aqueducts C. Ocean D. Plants

1. _________________ is an example of a city-state. A. Babylon B. Ur C. Nippur D. All of the above. 2. What was the social system known as in India? A. Socioeconomic B. Ganges C. Confucianism D. Caste. 3. _______________ was an Egyptian pharaoh that gained

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4. How did city-states obtain water? A. Rivers B. Aqueducts C. Ocean D. Plants

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  1. 1. _________________ is an example of a city-state. A. Babylon B. Ur C. Nippur D. All of the above 2. What was the social system known as in India? A. Socioeconomic B. Ganges C. Confucianism D. Caste 3. _______________ was an Egyptian pharaoh that gained notoriety in 1922. A. Tutankhamun B. Ramses II C. Akhenaten D. Nefertiti 4. How did city-states obtain water? A. Rivers B. Aqueducts C. Ocean D. Plants 5. Greece has many A. Rivers B. Harbors C. Mountains D. Plains 6. A technology that was a necessity for the Greeks was A. The Wheel B. Pyramids C. Boats D. Catapult

  2. Locations of City-States Greece Aegean Sea Asia Minor Athens Sparta Mediterranean Sea

  3. THE POLIS The Greeks called their city-state The Polis. Each Polis was an independent governing unit, and many had different types of government.

  4. The Greeks built their polis around a hill called an Acropolis. • On this high ground stood their main temple. • Below, they built their homes and a marketplace.

  5. Sparta A nation of soldiers Oligarchy (rule by a small group) Rigid social structure Militaristic and aggressive society Around 1100 B.C. the Spartans migrated to the Peloponnesus and built the city of Sparta They enslaved the farmers who were there and called them helots. There was one Spartan to every five Helots The Spartan army was so fierce the Spartans didn’t build a wall around the city, it was said they had a wall of men. The Helots rebelled in 600 B.C. and were defeated by the Spartans, after this the Spartans killed any helot who made trouble.

  6. Societal Organization • Top- 2 Kings • Upper Middle – Citizens • Lower Middle – Perioikoi (Free Non-Citizens) • Bottom – Helots (Slaves) • Plato: “The organization of your state is that of an army camp, not a town.”

  7. Lifestyles of the Spartan Citizen • Simple • No jewelry • No precious metals • Only necessary possessions

  8. Values of the Spartan Citizen • Unquestioning Obedience • Courage • Indifference to pain, cold or heat • Contempt for other civilizations

  9. Man Up! • All newborn babies were examined • Boys left their homes at age 7 to live in military barracks • At age 20 they went into the military where they served until retirement

  10. Now that’s tough!

  11. Tough Woman • Women married at age 18 or 20 but did not live with their husbands • The men stayed in the barracks until about age 30 when they began to set up households with their wives and children • Women maintained strict physical regimes in the hopes of bearing strong children

  12. Spartan Lore • Philip of Macedon: “If I enter Laconia, I will level Sparta to the ground.” • Spartan reply: “If.”

  13. ACTIVITY PROS CONS List 3 pros and 3 cons of living in Sparta.

  14. Exit Slip • Choose any 5 elements of Spartan culture and explain how these ideals express those that SWMS wants to instill in their students as Spartans. • You will turn these in as you exit the class.

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