Greek Government & Sparta and Athens Chapter 7, Lesson 2 EQ: Why do people form governments?

Greek Government & Sparta and Athens

Chapter 7, Lesson 2

EQ: Why do people form governments?

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY (pg. 183)

• Tyrant

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Helot

• Peloponnesus Peninsula (pg. 184, map or pg. 185)

Governments of the

city-states

Monarchy

Democracy

OligarchyTyranny

Monarchy Some city-states had a single ruler

Tyrant Is someone who sizes power and rules with

total authority.

Oligarchy

In some city-states, a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens

controlled decision-making

Democracy

a government in which the citizens make political decisions

Ancient Greece: Citizenship • Citizens: members of a political

community with rights and responsibilities.

• ONLY free and land-owning men born in the polis could be citizens.

Ancient Greece Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities

• Male Citizen Rights – Vote– Hold public office– Own property – Defend themselves in court

• Male Citizen Responsibilities – Serve in government– Fight for their polis as citizen

soldiers

Citizenship: Women and Children

• Women and children might qualify for citizenship, but they had none of the rights that went with it.

Citizenship Activity 1. Create a T-Chart like the one below to compare and contrast

Athenian and US citizenship rights and responsibilities . 2. List rights of citizens in Athens and rights of citizens in the United

States

Rights of US Citizen

Rights of Athenian Citizens

3. After completing the chart. Write 2 paragraphs in which you compare and contrast US citizenship and Athenian citizenship.

NOTE: You must provide examples and write one paragraph comparing them and another paragraph contrasting them.

4 rights or responsibilities

4 rights or responsibilities

Rivals: Sparta and Athens

Chapter 7, Lesson 2

Sparta

• Located in Peloponnesus peninsula

• Descended from Dorians

• Spartans invaded and enslaved people – Helots: enslaved

workers

Sparta: A Military Society

• A military society, stressed discipline

• Men and boys were prepared for a life of war

• Learned to read, write and use weapons

Sparta Government • Strict government with two kings and an

Assembly

• The government did not support education because it feared losing the helots

• Discouraged people from traveling and learning

Athens: A Young Democracy

• Located northeast of Sparta

• Founded by the descendants of the Mycenaeans

Athenian Education

• Athenian boys were educated and participated in sports = strong mind and bodies

• Athenian women were educated by their mothers = spinning, weaving, household duties

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ActivityTurn to pg. 185. Complete the following table. You may also find out about ancient Greece in pg. 200.

Individual Activity Reflection

• Pretend you are a student living in ancient Sparta or Athens. What will your life be like? Write a pen pal letter to a friend explaining what life is like for you there.