WARRING STATES

SPARTA

a.Helots- slaves used for war & workb.Government- 2 Kings

1. War2. Matters at home

SPARTA

c. Boys trained to be soldiers

d. Women had more rights than anywhere else

ATHENS

Solon’s Reforms

1. Constitutional Reform- Democracy- government by the people

2. Opened high office to more citizens

3. Moral reform- Outlawed slavery

4. Economic reform

ATHENS

a. Pisitratus (540 BC) - improve economy

b. Clisthenes (501 BC)1. founded Council of 500 but had limitations

ATHENS

c. Women – had few rights, performed household duties

d. Education was main focus

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ATHENS AND SPARTA Religion

Polytheistic Believed in Greek gods and goddesses

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• King of the gods

• Ruler of Mount Olympus

• Lightning boltsZEUS

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• Queen of marriage, women, childbirth

• Wife of Zeus

Hera

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• Goddess of love and beauty

Aphrodite

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes

• Brother to Zeus & Hades

• Holds Trident

Poseidon

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• King of the Underworld

• God of the Dead

• Brother of Zeus and Poseidon

Hades

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• God of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, archery

• Associated with light, truth, sun

• Son of Zeus and Hera

Apollo

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• Goddess of wisdom, warfare, reason

Athena

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA• God of war, bloodlust, violence, courage

• Son of Zeus and Hera

Ares

QUICK GREEK MYTHOLOGY TRIVIA

• Messenger of the gods

• Guide to the underworld

• Flying shoes

Hermes

TRADE EXPANDS• Exports: wine, marble, olive oil

OLYMPICS Contests of sports, music, and literature

KING DARIUS 492 BC Persian Wars

Persian army invades Greece Wins many battles

Marathon

The Athenians, although outnumbered, defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon

RENEWED ATTACKS Thermopylae

led by 300 Spartans Bought time for other city-states to prepare

Athenians and Spartans joined forces to defeat the Persians

RESULTS Athens dominates Greece

Delian League: alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states, in which they assumed complete control