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calisthenics
gymnastic exercises to be healthy and fit
xenophobia
Fear of outsiders or people from a foreign land
stealth
designed to make detection difficult.
Cunning
having or showing skills in acheiving ones ends by deceit or evation.
helot
name of spartan slaves.
ephor
One of the five senior spartan magistrates.
archon
One of the 9 highest ranking leaders in athens. (also means to rule)
oligarchy
“rule by few” the prevaling government of sparta.
agoge
miltary school for spartan boys
agele
group living quarters for spartan boys- means spartan boys
Athenian Education for Boys
Primary school - younger boys learned calisthenics and ball games.
Older boys - taught more military-type activities, such as running, boxing, and wrestling.
All athenian boys were expected to read Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey mandatory to read, as well as Boys were taught how to play the lyre, sing, and do arithmetic.
=Age 14 - Poorer boys usually stopped going to school and began apprenticeships at a trade.
=Boys from families that could afford it continued to remain in school for four more years.
=Age 18 - Athenian boys must attend military school for two years, after which they were free to live out their lives as they saw fit.
Primary gods of athens and sparta
Athens: athena
Sparta: Ares
Athenian Education for Girls
-Athenian girls were not offically schooled.
-allowed to learn in the privacy of their own homes.
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Spartan education for boys
–Primary goal of Spartan education = Produce the best soldiers in the world.
–Military training began at age 7.
–All Spartan boys left home to go to military school known as the AGOGE – “The Up-Bringing”. From age 7 until the time they were 18, Spartans were subject to harsh training and discipline.
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perception vs. reality sparta
Expection: all they wanted to do was fight.
Reality: They were soilders not warriors.
What was the one sign placed in the Spartan barracks? What did it mean?
“Out this door, NOTHING” this meant that if you failed you would be kicked out, deeming you as nothing.
What was the Spartan literacy rate? What was the Athenian rate? Explain.
Spartan had 100% (men and women)
Athenian had less because women were not taught to read so most were illiterate
Spartan education for girls
Unlike their Athenian counterparts, Spartan girls went to school at age seven.
They learned gymnastics, wrestling, and calisthenics.
Schools were similar to the schools Spartan boys attended.
At age 20
Spartans had to pass a series of demanding tests of physical prowess and leadership abilities.
At age 30
became full citizens of Sparta.
At age 60
Military service ended.
Age 18
- Athenian boys must attend military school for two years, after which they were free to live out their lives as they saw fit.
-Spartan boys had to steal their food. Getting caught resulted in harsh punishment.
What age did military service end in Sparta?
60
How were women treated in Sparta? Give details.
Sparta was the ONLY Greek city-state in which women enjoyed elementary rights such as the right to education, inheritance, and property.
Furthermore, Spartan women prided themselves on their intellectual accomplishments, possessed economic power, and were not afraid to express their opinions – leading other Greeks to condemn them as undisciplined, dangerous, and immoral.
How was marriage different in Sparta vs. Athens?
In sparta, marriage for the girl is at the age of around twenty after dating the man for a while. They also get to have a say in who they are marrying.
In Athens women are forced to get married as soon as they get their period. And the women’s dad chose.
