Ch. 16 Ancient Greece: The City States of Athens and Sparta

Sparta government

Oligarchy, ruled by a small group of people

helots

Spartan slaves

Direct democracy

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

oligarchy

A government ruled by a few powerful people

Democracy

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Athenian government

a democracy divided into three groups, the assembly, the council and the strategoi

civic participation

citizens working together to make a change or difference in community

Polis

city in Greek language, refers to the body of citizens

Spartan boys

education focused on strength and obedience, joined the army at adulthood.

Athens

located near the Aegean Sea, developed a maritime trading network

Sparta

located on the Peloponnesian peninsula, enjoyed fertile soil and had good farmland

Athenian girls

not educated unless from a wealthy family, learned domestic skills at home, and had very few rights.

citizenship

people who are vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen

rule of law

principle that individuals and government are to be regulated by law not by the actions of individual or group of individuals

Monoarchy

rule by a single person

Athenian boys

studied subjects such as math, reading, music and drama. Attended 2 years of military school.

Spartan girls

underwent military training, had many rights such as own property and speak in public. could not vote