Chapter 27: Life in Two City-States (Athens and Sparta)

Council of Elders

In Sparta, a small group of men who made all the important government decisions, made up of 2 kings and 28 other men, needed to be 60 years or older, were elected

Council of 500

In Athens, a group of 500 citizens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day-to-day business of government, needed to be over the age of 30

Athens

a city-state in ancient Greece, birthplace of democracy, birth of Western Civilization, present day capital of Greece

Sparta

a city-state in ancient Greece, located on the Peloponnesian peninsula, an oligarchy, known for military strength

Peloponneus

a peninsula forming the southern part of Greece

city-state

an area the size of a city that is like its own independent country with a government and laws

agora

marketplace in ancient Greece