Athens &. Sparta

Athens & Sparta

​What do we remember?

Types of government?
Values?
Economy?

Let's start with an easy question...

Multiple Choice

What might an agora be used for in ancient Sparta or Athens?

• A military training ground
• Central public space for shopping, social, and political activities

• A place for religious ceremonies
• A residential area for the elite

Poll

True or False:

Athens was an indirect democracy

• TRUE

• FALSE

​Potential trouble

In ancient Athens, the lower classes were struggling to pay their taxes. They often turned to less than ideal means to pay back their debt. The nobles were worried about a rebellion and turned looked for solutions.

Multiple Choice

In order to pay their debts, what did many farmers do?

• worked extra jobs

• took out loans

• sold themselves into slavery

• sold all their belongings

Multiple Select

Which men made major reforms to Athens and helped to avoid major rebellion

• Hammurabi

• Solon

• Cleisthenes

• Ares

Even after the reforms, there was still inequality in Athens

Multiple Select

Which groups of people were still not able to participate in Athenian government

• foreigners

• mens

• slaves

• women

Word Cloud

What things did Athens value?

Sparta is a little
different than Athens in most ways; including government, values, and economics

Word Cloud

What did Spartans value?

Open Ended

What rights did women have in Sparta that they didn't have in Athens? List 2.

Multiple Choice

What is the agoge?

• Spartan houses

• Spartan military school

• Spartan jail

• Spartan religion

​The Agoge

Starting at the age of 7, Spartan boys were sent to military school. The training multiple outcomes for Spartan society.

Poll

Which result of Spartan training do you think is the most valuable?

• Being prepared for the harshness of war

• Instilling in young children a collective Spartan identity

• Conforming to the Spartan laws and social norms

Open Ended

What do you think of the Spartan military training process?