Provide comprehensive answers for each of the following questions. Each answer must be AT LEAST half a page long (single-spaced, standard margins, font 12, not including the question). Your answers must be based on the PowerPoint lectures, the textbook and/or the video-documentary assignments. Use of any external sources is not allowed and will lead to a zero on the question even if the sources are paraphrased or cited. Transcribing long segments from the lectures, textbook and/or documentary will lead to a zero on the question even if the sources are cited. Any plagiarized material will lead to a zero on the whole assignment. Answer each question separately. I want you to express your understanding of the issues with your own thoughts and words.
1.What did the concept of Hellas imply? Why are the Greek different from the neighboring civilizations? What were the different elements that held Hellenic culture together? Provide specific examples.
2.What historical circumstances impelled the Spartans to develop their unique political, social, economic system that they eventually established? Describe the process that a Homoioi had to go through form birth to the time he would become a full citizen.
3.Discuss the different stages in the development of the Athenian state from its beginning to the establishment of democracy.
4.How did democracy operate in Ancient Athens? What were the processes that ensured the full participation of the citizenry? How was Athenian democracy different from democracy today?
5.Compare and contrast the condition of women in Sparta and Athens. Provide specific examples of their treatment.
6. If you were able to travel back in time to the 5th century BC in Greece, and you had a choice between living in Sparta or Athens, which one would you choose? Explain your choice in detail. When giving your answer, you must take into consideration your gender, age, any other factors that may affect your well being in those societies Explain what attracts you to a particular city-state in terms of political options, social-ecoomic opportunities, moral valus, and cultural practices. Your answer must be based on information about Athens and Sparta provided in the lectures and the documentary.
Democracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPnUK176AR0
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ezlknuzdbuq78wircwvcp/Ancient-Lecture10ArchaicGreece.ppsx?dl=0&rlkey=w2xof1c0hizb6210hqupo6rf0
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dhy4fhjhdusm6xve8d0my/AncientLecture11-Sparta.ppsx?dl=0&rlkey=qpfpjfmks911cot6ljo5i185d
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vjanfv98emm1cqhth5aq3/AncientLecture-12-Athens.ppsx?dl=0&rlkey=dnmp3xk7o5h1m2cwk985n64lw