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SPARTA

SPARTA. MILITARY SOCIETY. Life revolved around army, no need for city walls…army will defend All men aspired to become soldiers Newborn infants were examined Healthy: could live Sickly: left to die on a hillside. SPARTAN MEN.

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SPARTA

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  1. SPARTA

  2. MILITARY SOCIETY • Life revolved around army, no need for city walls…army will defend • All men aspired to become soldiers • Newborn infants were examined • Healthy: could live • Sickly: left to die on a hillside

  3. SPARTAN MEN • Age 7: taken to military barracks to start training in reading, writing, weapons • Age 20: became soldiers & sent to frontier • Age 30: marry & reproduce, but still stay in army • Age 60: retire from army

  4. SPARTAN MEN • Life in barracks is harsh • Beaten by older children to make you tough • Whipped in front of others but could not cry • Given little food & encouraged to steal • Wore rags & no shoes all year • In time, taught to lie, steal, cheat

  5. SPARTAN WOMEN • Life’s ambition is to be a soldier’s mother • Brought up to be healthy • Trained in wrestling, boxing, gymnastics • Married at 19 so babies would be healthy • More personal freedoms than Athenians, but not serve in gov’t

  6. SPARTAN GOVT. • There were kings, but their duties were limited to leading the army & conducting religious services • The Assembly (male citizens over 30) passed laws, made decisions • A Council of the Elders (male citizens over 60) served as supreme court;

  7. CULTURE • The strict control over people led to a lack of economic development • Discouraged trade & shunned philosophy, science & the arts • They were exceptional athletes, competed well in the Olympics, & defended Greece against invaders

  8. http://www.debevec.org/Parthenon/Images/ Athens

  9. Government • Unlike Sparta they developed a constitution that stated all free, Athenian-born men were citizens…regardless of what social class - Now they could participate in Assembly regardless of land ownership • - This reduced friction in Athens

  10. Children in Athens • Boys given an education, as they were expected to hold office as a citizen 1 day • Girls received no formal education, just household training from mother • Private tutors or schools • From 7-18 boys learned: • Arithmetic --Geometry • Drawing, music, gymnastics • Main texts were Iliad & Odyssey

  11. Children in Athens • Wealthy girls would marry their father’s choice at 15 • Peasant girls would choose a husband from the field • Boys would train for future jobs after school • They entered the military after graduation & then went onto careers such as businessmen or Olympic athletes

  12. Women in Athens • Wore clothes to depict their status in society • Most important job for all women is having children • Wealthy women would manage house & slaves • Peasant women would manage house & work in field • Women not allowed to eat/sleep in same room as men, go to market • Women were not allowed to view the olympics.

  13. Men in Athens • Like their wives, wore clothes equal to their status • In charge of family & house • Given great respect at home • Would work as businessmen or farmers during the day • Given the most responsibility in Greece, so they were the most important people

  14. Building Democracy • 621 BC democracy develops in Athens • Develop legal code based on equality of citizens • Abolish debt slavery & have citizens make laws - Only native born property owning males are citizens

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