greek government & sparta and athens chapter 7, lesson 2 eq: why do people form governments?
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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
Brain pop.
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.