triremes; or middle ranks were small who were freemen; farmers; they included lowest class artisans, craftsmen, was the merchants; they thetes (urban could not vote or craftsmen and serve in the army; trireme foreigners could be rowers). in this class. Metics - those who (serfs Helots came from descended from outside the those peoples who city; they had resisted were not subjugation by allowed to Sparta and who were own land, but constantly rebelling. could run They were treated industries and like slaves and gave businesses. 1/2 of their produce were Slaves to the Spartiate lowest class, citizens who owned but less the land. harshly treated than Women had few in most other rights, but were Greek cities. more independent in Slaves had no Sparta than rights, and an elsewhere in Greece. owner could kill a slave. Slaves varied in status: some were given important roles in Athens, like policemen. Women were rarely seen outside the home and had no rights in the Athenian democracy. Allies Delian League a Peloponnesian (with Athens League (with Sparta clearly the clearly the most most powerful). powerful); Athens taxed
triremes; middle ranks were small farmers; lowest class was the thetes (urban craftsmen and trireme rowers). Metics - those who came from outside the city; they were not allowed to own land, but could run industries and businesses. Slaves were lowest class, but less harshly treated than in most other Greek cities. Slaves had no rights, and an owner could kill a slave. Slaves varied in status: some were given important roles in Athens, like policemen. Women were rarely seen outside the home and had no rights in the Athenian democracy. or who were freemen; they included artisans, craftsmen, merchants; they could not vote or serve in the army; foreigners could be in this class. Helots (serfs descended from those peoples who had resisted subjugation by Sparta and who were constantly rebelling. They were treated like slaves and gave 1/2 of their produce to the Spartiate citizens who owned the land. Women had few rights, but were more independent in Sparta than elsewhere in Greece. Allies Delian League (with Athens clearly the most powerful); Athens taxed a Peloponnesian League (with Sparta clearly the most powerful).