Sparta and Athens

Chapter 9 Section 2-Greek World

By Amanda Gras

Read "If YOU were there..."

Which city do you choose? Why?

​Building Background: Two of the greatest city-states in Greece were Sparta and Athens. Sparta, like the first city mentioned above, had a culture that valued physical strength and military might. The Athenian culture placed more value on the mind. However, both city-states had military strength, and they both played important roles in the defense of ancient Greece.

​Read "Spartans Build a Military Society"

Using your notes in your notebook, check your work with your partners to decide how boys and girls lived in Sparta from birth to adulthood.

Open Ended

How long did Spartan men stay in the army?

Multiple Choice

How did the army affect life in Sparta?

• It only affected the men.

• Daily life in Sparta was dominated by the army.

• Spartan women had no rights.

• Boys were unruly and could do whatever they wanted.

​Read "Athenians Admire the Mind"

​Using your notes in your notebook, check your work with your partners to decide how boys and girls lived in Athens from birth to adulthood.

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Multiple Choice

What skills did rich Athenian boys learn in school?

• They learned how to farm.

• The Iliad and the Odyssey.

• Reading, writing, counting.

• Philosophy, geometry, astronomy, and other subjects.

Athenian Power

The Peloponnesian War

Fighting Among the City-States

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Open Ended

Why did many city-states form an alliance against Athens?