Android Teaches the Class... again 2/26/14

REVIEWING GREECE

- Athens and Sparta were the size of some U.S counties
- Greece communities didn't get along
- They often fought each other
- White male/landowners could have political power
- Trireme (there were 3 levels of men rowing) was a fighting ship to sink other ships or run into it
- Women set up places for meetings that involved men
-  In Sparta, women were required to be physically healthy so they could bear a healthy child.
- Sparta started loosing wars and battles so they closed off different ways to get to and from Sparta
- Peloponnesus is an island that is barley connected to the land
- Aristocrats were married among themselves
- Boys from Sparta were very physically fit
- Athens government is democracy
- Golden age of Athens (30 years) paracles was in charge
- Athens were also good fighters
- Sparta was a very basic lifestyle but rough and tough.  no comforts or luxuries
- Peloponnesian war was between Athens and Sparta
- The expedition was to solomos and Marathon
- Greeks were not expected to win many battles
- Meeting in Athens were help once a week and less than 5,000 showed up
- Athens was named after the goddess Athena
- Slaves were treated very fairly; if owner died they would be released most of the time