Ancient Greece
ATHENS
Rules for the woman in Athens
SPARTA
Military association was elite for the spartans.
Rules for voting in Athens
Rules for the Spartan boys
about the woman of sparta
Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world being around 3400 years old!
Boys were sent off to the military at age 8 if they were strong and able.
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Rules for the girls.
Boys were thrown out in the hills of Sparta if the people thought they were weak.
only men were aloud to vote in Athens because woman were not aloud outside without their husband or father .
Women in Athens were not allowed to go outside or to school they were kept in the house to learn how to cook, educate their children, watch the slaves, and clean the house.
Athens is also known for being the birth place of socrates ,Pericles ,Sophocles.
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Men
woman were not aloud to vote at all and some times the woman would ask their husband or father to vote for them.
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Men had all control of Athens pretty much
most of the girls would learn how to do basic things like cook and manage the house, \ and they also learned how to manage the slaves and the city.
most girls knew how to throw a javelin,wrestle,run,dance and were skilled with strength and balance and knew how to throw a discus
they also were expected to be physically strong and mentally tough.
men were the only ones to have an opinion on something and woman were not aloud to have an opinion
most woman were the leaders and keepers of the city because the men were gone fighting all the time
Most women enjoy having more freedom of their self and being able to control their own life.
birthplace of democracy and many government associations
Random facts
helots, a word that comes from the Greek word for "capture.”
Sparta did not set up overseas colonies. Instead, Sparta invaded neighboring city-states and enslaved the local people.
About 650 b.c., the helots revolted against their Spartan masters. The Spartans crushed that uprising. Sparta's leaders wanted to prevent future revolts. They decided to make Sparta a military society that stressed discipline.
The leaders of sparta thought that a military society created more obedient and loyal citizens.
boys at school
Boys went to school. They memorized poetry and learned to play a musical instrument, usually the lyre. They studied public speaking and drama and reading and writing. They also participated in sports.
Sons of nobles went to high school - four more years of learning about the sciences, the arts, politics and government. The Athenians believed that this type of education produced young people with strong minds and bodies. At age 18, when boys finished school, they were expected to take an active role in public affairs.
The Greek term for house management is oikonomia.