Question | Answer |
introduction | this chapter is going to be about two impotant city-states:Sparta and Athens. Athens was a walled city near the sea and Sparta was located in a farming area on a plain. |
comparing two city-states | Athens and Sparta wer both greek city-states and they were only 150 miles apart. Athens rights and Sparta rights were the difference in each city-state |
athenian government | Unlike modern democracies,Athens allowed only free men to be citizens.they had to meet on a hill every ten days for an assembly and at least 6000 citizens had to be present for a meeting to take place |
atheneian economy | The Athenian economy was based on trade.Athens acquired wood from Italy and grain from Egypt,in exchange they traded honey,live oil,silver,and pottery |
education in athens | Since boys grew up being the citizens,thier education and girl education were different |
women and slaves in athens | Women had far fewer rights than men did.many slaves were in ancient Athens |
spartan government | Beginning with Spartas government,Athens government was different in every wasy |
spartan economy | Athenian economy depended on trade and Spartas economy depended on farming and conquering other people |
education in sparta | In Sparta the purpose was to produce men and women who could protect the city-state. if they were not strong then they would leave them on a hilside to die |
women and slaves in sparta | Unlike women in Athens Spartan women got to speak with men in public. they could also marry another man if their husband had been away too long. |
chapter summary | This chapter was about Athens and Sparta two different city-states in ancient Greece |