Government -Direct Democracy citizens participate Aristocratic gov’t which means – directly in gov’t rather than through a few prominent member rule representatives society -Male citizens vote at 19 2 kings 5 or elder men Social Class Freemen- Male citizens + aristocrats Spartiates- warrior & Can Metics- Foreigners vote Slaves Merchants, foreigners, no vote Helots- slaves and serfs Allies Delian League Peloponnesian League Military Strong Navy Strong Army Life Style Culturally Superior Militaristic Trade and commerce No goods or luxuries Agriculture Education Based on wealth No schooling Taught philosophy, mathematics, logic Boys enter military at 7 and stay and rhetoric until 30 Harsh training Women No rights and no sports Played sports to bare healthy Forced to stay home babies They could not own property except Freedom to move around in their clothes, jewelry, and slaves Sparta accompanied when they left the home Wedding nights women shave heads to look like a man One-year-old babies presented to elder, if it was not perfect it was destroyed
Government -Direct Democracy – citizens participate directly in gov’t rather than through representatives -Male citizens vote at 19 Aristocratic gov’t which means a few prominent member rule society 2 kings 5 or elder men Social Class Freemen- Male citizens + aristocrats Metics- Foreigners Slaves Spartiates- warrior & Can vote Merchants, foreigners, no vote Helots- slaves and serfs Allies Delian League Peloponnesian League Military Strong Navy Strong Army Life Style Culturally Superior Trade and commerce Agriculture Militaristic No goods or luxuries Education Based on wealth Taught philosophy, mathematics, logic and rhetoric No schooling Boys enter military at 7 and stay until 30 Harsh training Women No rights and no sports Forced to stay home They could not own property except their clothes, jewelry, and slaves accompanied when they left the home Played sports to bare healthy babies Freedom to move around in Sparta Wedding nights women shave heads to look like a man One-year-old babies presented to elder, if it was not perfect it was destroyed
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