PPT-SPARTA’S MILITARY STATE

About 715 BC Sparta conquered a neighboring area to gain land This conquest changed Sparta The Spartans forced the defeated people to become slaves called helots They worked mostly on farms and had to give the Spartans half their crops The helots rebelled many times Although they greatly outnumbered the Spartans and fought hard the Spartans put down the revolts Fear of these revolts led Sparta to become a state that focused on everything building a strong army . A comparative analysis of two City-States. Mrs. Flores. WHAP!. Early Athens. With the Emergence of early Athens: 800-400 B.C.E.. Rise of Democracy during the 5. th. century . Monarchies forced aside by the Aristocratic class: Gave rise to the Oligarchs in the early 500’s. Sparta & . Athens. Describe the types of government that developed in the Greek city-states.. Kings. - overthrown by the aristocrats.. Aristocrats. - lost power due to the hoplites which in turn they were overthrown by the Tyrants.. Sparta. The most powerful state in Greece in the Archaic period (much of the Classical period). Panhellenism. assures similarities:. Polytheism, patriarchy, slaves, agriculture, . arete. in battle, etc.. Greece. Sparta was an ancient Greek polis that was . surrounded . by enemies, so Spartan citizens began preparing for war at birth. . Sparta Ancient . Greece. Spartan . rulers examined newborn babies to determine if they were healthy and . LE GUERRE PERSIANE. L’IMPERO . DI. ATENE. LA GUERRA DEL PELOPONNESO. Dall’Età arcaica . a quella classica. Età arcaica (VIII-VI sec . a.C. ). Età classica (V-IV sec . a.C. ). Età ellenistica (IV-30 . Sparta & . Athens. Describe the types of government that developed in the Greek city-states.. Kings. - overthrown by the aristocrats.. Aristocrats. - lost power due to the hoplites which in turn they were overthrown by the Tyrants.. Spartans Build a Military Society. Spartan society was dominated by the military. According to Spartan tradition, their social system was created between 900 and 600 BC by a man named Lycurgus (. ly. 10.2. The Life of a Spartan Soldier. Ages 7–12: Values training. . Boys left home and got a basic education.. Ages 12–18: Physical training. . Boys developed physical skills through exercise.. Ages 18–20: Military training. THE . PELOPONNESIAN. WAR. ATHENS . vs. SPARTA – THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR . Athenian Historian & General 460-400 BC. Wrote the . “History of the Peloponnesian War”. “Father of Scientific History”. Focus Questions:. How did Athens view Sparta? . How do we learn about ancient peoples?. How do we analyze primary documents or artifacts?. How does an author’s perspective affect history?. Do Now. Recall the differences between Athens and Sparta.. GOVERNMENT. ATHENS. Athens was a democracy with 2 main governing bodies.. COUNCIL (The Boule). Your research showed two numbers for this. The Council of 400 was later made into 500.. RESPONSIBILITIES: The council took care of the day to day problems/issues in Athens. They were in charge of government workers and they dealt with ambassadors from other Greek city-states and decided which issues would go before the assembly. . Public Life. Agora. Public market, meeting place. Center of public life. Vendors (food, art, wool, cloth, books…). Mostly men. Public Buildings. Temples and Gov. buildings line Agora. Greek Architecture. How are Athens and Sparta alike? . How are they different? . Essential Question . Map of Ancient Greece. Both Athens and Sparta were located in Greece about 150 miles a part. Power city-states that became bitter rivals. War in and out of the city changed everything. Changes turned Sparta into a war machine. Thought was to put the city’s needs above your own. Sparta and Greece. Did not often interact with other city-states.