City-States Flashcards
What was the population in many early city-states?
a couple hundred or thousand
Where is Corinth located?
on an Isthmuth
Why is Corinth’s location beneficial?
It provided a trading opportunity because it was between two landmasses as well as an economic oppurtunity because it was considered a shortcut in travel terms
Isthmus
a narrow stretch of land that connects to large land masses
What government did Corinth have?
Oligarcy: was ruled by rich merchants
How did Corinth approach fighting?
They fought occasionally but for lengthy wars they hired mercenaries
Mercenaries
paid soldiers
Where is Thebes located?
Boeotia
What type of government did Thebes have?
They had an aristocracy
Aristocracy
rule by the wealthy
What happened with property in Thebes due to the aristocracy?
Who was allowed to buy property was restricted and so was who you could sell it to
What is a positive of having an aristocracy?
the rich often support the arts
Why was Greece accepting of homosexuality?
They were accepting of homosexuality because they didn’t believe men and women could have true love because they were not equal
What was the Sacred Bands?
Sacred Bnads were a military of male lovers which protected each other
What 3 jobs did the king have?
Head of state, army, and high priest
Where was Sparta located?
Peloponnesus
What type of government did Sparta have?
land-owning aristocracy
What was society based around in Sparta?
conquering and keeping conquered land
Helots
people in Sparta that are conquered. They have no citizenship
What do Helots do?
They grow food and make things
What does the Helots jobs allow the Spartans to do?
The mundane jobs of the Helots allowed Spartans to focus on being soldiers
What was the ideal Spartan man?
a soldier
What was the ideal Spartan woman?
a woman who could reproduce and raise Spartan men to become soldiers
What happen to Spartan babies who were deemed too weak to become soldiers?
they were killed
