Citizenship In Greek City-States
- Greek cities promoted civic and commercial life
- Citizenship was "belonging" to a particular city-state
- Women and foreigners had no political rights
- Slaves had no political rights
Slavery in Greece
- Society was divided into free and enslaved populations
- People became slaves by:
- Being captured as prisoners of war
- Being born to enslaved parents
- Failing to repay their debts
- Enslaved people did not have power, political rights, or status
- Most families owned slaves as household servants or laborers
- Slaves occupied the lowest class in Greek society
Athens
- To participate in the government of Athens, you had to be a free male citizen
- Government participation was a major duty and expectation of male Athenian citizens
- Direct Democracy
- Public Debate
- Duties of the citizen
Sparta
- Militaristic society - citizens were mainly soldiers
- Women in Sparta had more personal freedom than women in other Greek city-states
- Slave class in Sparta called Helots