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CH 4.2 - Coggle Diagram
CH 4.2
Sparta
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Military life – boys trained at age 7, soldiers for life
Women – more freedom, owned land, physical training
Government – two kings, council of elders, assembly
Citizens & Government
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Tyrants – took power by force, often supported common people
Importance of Tyranny – weakened nobles, led to democracy
Athenian Law & Democracy
Draco – first written laws, very harsh
Solon – fairer laws, ended debt slavery
Peisistratus – tyrant, helped poor, supported arts
Cleisthenes – “Father of Democracy,” expanded citizen power
City-State (Polis)
Polis – Greek city-state, center of life
Acropolis – hilltop with temples, defense
Agora – marketplace, meetings, politics
Greek Colonization
Why colonize? – lack of land, population growth, trade
Where? – Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Asia Minor
Effects – spread Greek culture, increased trade