1. Warring States

2. Sparta Helots- slaves used for war & work Government- 2 Kings War
Matters at home

3. Sparta Boys trained to be soldiers
Women had more rights than anywhere else

4. Athens Solon’s Reforms
Constitutional Reform- Democracy- government by the people
Opened high office to more citizens
Moral reform- Outlawed slavery
Economic reform

5. athens Pisitratus (540 BC) - improve economy Clisthenes (501 BC)
founded Council of 500 but had limitations

6. Athens Women – had few rights, performed household duties
d. Education was main focus

7. Similarities between Athens and Sparta
Religion
Polytheistic
Believed in Greek gods and goddesses

8. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
King of the gods
Ruler of Mount Olympus
Lightning bolts
ZEUS

9. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
Queen of marriage, women, childbirth
Wife of Zeus
Hera

10. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
Goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite

11. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes
Brother to Zeus & Hades
Holds Trident
Poseidon

12. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
King of the Underworld
God of the Dead
Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
Hades

13. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
God of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, archery
Associated with light, truth, sun
Son of Zeus and Hera
Apollo

14. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
Goddess of wisdom, warfare, reason
Athena

15. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
God of war, bloodlust, violence, courage
Son of Zeus and Hera
Ares

16. Quick Greek Mythology Trivia
Messenger of the gods
Guide to the underworld
Flying shoes
Hermes

17. Trade Expands
Exports: wine, marble, olive oil

18. Olympics
Contests of sports, music, and literature

19. King Darius 492 BC Persian Wars Persian army invades Greece
Wins many battles
Marathon
The Athenians, although outnumbered, defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon

21. Renewed attacks Thermopylae led by 300 Spartans
Bought time for other city-states to prepare
Athenians and Spartans joined forces to defeat the Persians

22. Results Athens dominates Greece
Delian League: alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states, in which they assumed complete control