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Athens, a city-state of Ancient Greece was known for establishing a type of government. what was it called?
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democracy
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Athens was known as the birthplace of?
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western civilization
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what sea is 4 miles from athens
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Aegean Sea
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explain the differences in geography between Athens and Sparta?
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Athens was close to the sea which forced them to look outward to the world while Sparta was a more isolated inland surrounded on 3 sides by mountains
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Sparta was located on a narrow plain on the peninsula known as?
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Peloponnesus
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where was Peloponnesus located?
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southern part of mainland Greece
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what were the spartans best known for?
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its military
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due to the locations of both athens and sparta, how did each group react to outsiders?
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Athenians liked to travel and spread their ideas as well as learn from others. the spartans were suspicious of outsiders and their ideas.
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what were the differences between athens and sparta on the approach to meeting the needs of their people?
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Athenians developed a strong relationship with other city-states and grew large and strong through trade. the spartans were self-sufficient (growing was needed) and took by force from their neighbors
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Athens had a strong military power. what was it?
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they had a great naval fleet which became a leading naval power
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What was the primary thing the spartans taught their sons and daughters?
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to fight and produce soldiers.
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what were the opinions of art and culture for both the athenians and spartans?
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athenians boasted of their arts, architecture and culture spartans valued simplicity and strength
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explain the athenian democracy and government
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only free men were citizens. all athenian born men over 18 years of age were citizens. women and slaves were not allowed to be citizens every citizen could take part in the government there was a council that was responsible for the day to dy government business
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who were the council of 500?
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a group of 500 citizens from athens chosen to form a council responsible for running the day to day business of the government
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explain the council 500's specific responsibilities?
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met daily selected new members to the council once they reached the age of 30 years old. ran the business of government and suggested new laws.
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who had to approve new laws suggested by the council of 500?
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assembly of athens
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how many citizens had to be present for a meeting of assembly of athens to take place?
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6,000
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what happened if fewer than 6000 people attended the assembly of athens meeting?
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slaves with red paint would stain mens clothing to gather more citizens. men would be embarrased to appear in red stained clothing
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every citizen had the right to speak at the assembly of athens. how did they limit the time of each speaker?
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a water clock was used to time the speaker. speakers were aloud to speak while water drained from one cup to another
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why did athenian men enjoy taking part in this democratic government?
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they liked to gather and debate the issues. they were proud of their freedom
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what was the primary dedication of the spartan government?
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to its military strength
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who were the council of elders?
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a small group of spartans who made all the important government decisions
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explain the make up and responsibilities of the council of the elders/
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had to be at least 60 years olg from a wealthy noble family and was elected by the loudest shouts. elected for life
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what power did the council of elders have?
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prepared laws for the assembly to vote on. could stop any laws passed by the assembly that take the council didnt like
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explain the assembly of spartan
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large met outdoors away from the town center had little power, did not debate issues members only voted yes or no on issues
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