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Spartan Society: Oligarchy, Helots, and Militarism
Examine Sparta's oligarchic government, the rigorous Agoge military training, gender roles, and the systemic oppression of the enslaved Helots.
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Ancient Greece: City-States, Democracy, and Hellenistic Culture
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Analyze the geography of the Aegean basin, the contrasting societies of Athens and Sparta, the birth of democracy, philosophy, and Hellenistic diffusion.
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SS.6-8.EWC.13Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeExamine instances of conflict, oppression, human rights violations, and genocide across the ancient world as well as responses to these violations.
SS.6-8.EWC.19Nevada Social Studies Standards · 7th GradeAnalyze the ways in which dominant cultures oppressed conquered peoples or minority groups within early civilizations as well as the responses of those groups to the oppression.