1. Describe Spartan geography

7. 1100 BC – Spartans conquer Helots. Helots become agricultural slaves.

9. Sparta had 2 kings – one for the army, one for the homeland.
5 elected ephors acted like a modern day Supreme Court, and controlled Spartan education.
Age 7 –move into barracks
Age 18 – train for war
20-30 – military service
30-60 – military reserve

11. Council of Elders – 28 men over 60, proposed laws, judged crimes
Assembly – all male citizens over 30, vote to accept or reject laws

13. The Acropolis
Athens – explain the differences between Spartan and Athenian geography.

15. The School of Athens - Raphael

16. Only free male citizens could govern or own land in Athens
Slaves, who were captured in war, did most of the agricultural work.
Metics were free foreigners living in Athens.
What enabled these people to be merchants and artisans?

17. ARCHONS: rulers elected to 1 year terms
Solon
Cancelled debts of the poor
Outlawed debt slavery
594 BC
Draco The Lawgiver.
“Draconian Laws”
621 BC

18. Peisistratus – tyrant
546 – 527 BC

19. Cleisthenes
Founder of Athenian democracy.
Kicked Peistratus son, Hippaes, out of power with help from Sparta and the Oracle of Delphi
507 BC
10 Tribes choose 50 men = Council of 500