Sparta Vs. Athens

Sparta Vs. Athens

Multiple Choice

What does city-state mean?

• A state that is dependent on the rest of the world for trade.

• independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding area.

• It's the same as the acropolis.

Famous City-States

-At one point ancient Greece had over 1,000 city-states!

-Two of the most popular city-states were Athens and Sparta

-These two city-state​s were also rivals as they did things very differently within their city-states

Multiple Select

Which were two of the most famous city-states?

• Athens

• Polis

• Democracy

• Sparta

Government

-Athens: Had democracy

-Sparta: Had Oligarchy-2 people had all the power but they had an assembly that would advise them.​

-Was BIG on military!

-They tried to use conquest to gain new lands and territory.

-Due to them always using conquest to gain new territories they had to ensure they had a powerful military.

-Men that lived in Sparta would start military training at age 7! In this training they were taught discipline and how to use weapons. ​

-Most men dedicated their lives to the military and were home very little.​

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​Sparta's Men

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-Women were not allowed to get military training.

-They had to stay home and take care of the house.

-They were expected to care for things at home and ensure that they raised strong men so they could eventually join the military .

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Sparta's Women

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Open Ended

Describe the life of Spartan men and the life of Spartan women.

-Men were allowed to get formal education if they could afford it.

-Men had a public life due to them participating in government and having an active role.​

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​Athen's Men

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-Women were not allowed to get education as it was seen as useless.

-​Their role was to get married and have kids and therefore take care of them.

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​Athen's Women

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Open Ended

Describe life for a women in Athens and describe the life of men in Athens.

Athens vs. Sparta

These two city-states were seen as very different due to the roles that people played, their government and what they valued as important.

In Sparta they wanted people to fit into society and follow the military structure. Athens on the other hand, wanted to value individual expression and come up with new ideas.

Due to tensions and differences these two city-states war would break out among the two of them....​

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Poll

Who do you think would win in a war?

• Sparta

• Athens

Poll

Which city-state would you prefer to live in ancient times?

• Sparta

• Athens