Athens
surrounded by the sea. Good at trading & fishing.
Sparta
surrounded by mountains making them isolated. Relied on farming.
Military Athens
Good navy
Military Sparta
Good army
School Athens
Buys went to school. Girls stayed home to learn house skills.
School Sparta
Boys went to military school at the age of 7. Girls went to school to learn reading, writing, and physical skills.
Monarchy
Most stable kind of government. One person making decisions.
Monarchy
Many kings were harsh. Son may kill father to become king. Son may not have leadership qualities
Tyranny
Benefits: Took land away from oligarchs. Made changes to the laws that helped people. Canceled debts of poor farmers.
Tyranny
Problems: Spys, harsh laws and murder.
Oligarchy
Benefits: Different opinions and perspectives to rule.
Oligarchy
Problems: Rich got richer, poor got poorer. Didn’t listen to the needs of the people. Used the army to force people to obey them. Forced poor farmers to seek themselves into slavery.
Democracy
Benefits: Everyone has a voice in government. Everyone can vote on each issue. Everyone can help conduct daily business. Everyone could vote for war.
Democracy
Problems: Powerful speakers could persuade people to make bad decisions. Decisions were often reversed after a few weeks.