- Athens system of government was a democracy.
- Laws are made by the people who live in a democracy
Ancient Athens and Sparta: Government
A look at the differences and similarities of the laws and rulers in Ancient Athens and Sparta.
Athenian Government
Quiz
Athens system of government was a ____.
- democracy
- monarchy
Quiz
Members of the Assembly voted on ____.
- laws
- books
- 18 year old Athenian born males became assembly members.
- Their Assembly voted on how the city was governed.
Quiz
The council came up with ideas for ____.
- parties
- laws
- There was also a randomly selected council of 500 members.
- Members were chosen by lottery.
- This council ran the daily business of government.
- They also suggested new laws for the assembly to vote on.
Did you know?
This machine ( called a kleroterion ) was used to randomly pick citizens .
Spartan Government
Quiz
Sparta's system of government was an ____.
- oligarchy
- democracy
- Sparta’s government was an oligarchy.
- That means they were ruled by a small group.
- Sparta’s Council of Elders were from noble families and over 60 years old.
- They prepared laws for a small male Assembly to vote on.
Quiz
The Spartan Assembly voted on laws suggested by the _____.
- Council of Elders
- Queen
- The Assembly could only vote yes or no on laws suggested by the Council of Elders.
- Council members could veto (say no) laws that passed the Assembly.
- The council created a massive army to keep their people obedient.
Did you know?
Sparta relied on it's huge army to enforce their laws.
Athens and Sparta had some similarities in their government.
They both had Assemblies and Councils.
Athens Asssemblies and Councils were chosen at random.
Sparta's were from the richer groups of people and were influenced by kings.