6.43 Athens vs. Sparta

Poll

Where would you rather live? Athens or Sparta?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Honestly, I don't know enough about either to make a decision.

Poll

Now that you have more information, where would you rather live? Athens or Sparta?

• Athens

• Sparta

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were disadvantages of Athens' geography?

• No access to the sea

• Easily accessible and vulnerable to attacks

• Surrounded by mountains

• Had fertile farmland

Open Ended

How did the isolation of Sparta affect its ability to trade with other city-states?

Multiple Choice

Which geographical feature provided Sparta with protection from attacks?

• Access to the Aegean Sea

• Surrounded by mountains

• Located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula

• Very little farmland

Open Ended

What are some key differences between life in Athens and life in Sparta?

Open Ended

How were the governments of Athens and Sparta different?

Poll

Under which system of government would you rather live?

• Sparta Oligarchy

• Athenian Democracy

Multiple Choice

What was the Council of 500?

• any citizen who could read or write in Athens

• a group of eligible citizens who proposed laws

• consisted of the first 6,000 citizens that came to the meeting in Athens, who voted on laws

Multiple Choice

What was the Assembly?

• consisted of the first 6,000 citizens that came to the meeting in Athens, who voted on laws

• consisted of poor families in Athens who debated equality among classes

• consisted of wealthy families who voted on proposed laws

Multiple Choice

How did the Council of 500 differ from the Assembly in the ancient Athenian political system?

• The Council voted on laws, while the assembly punished citizens.

• The members of the Council were selected and limited, while any citizen could be in the Assembly.

• The Council came from wealthy families, while the Assembly members came from poor families.

Open Ended

Under which system would you rather live? Use three examples of text evidence to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes a major difference between the life of

women in ancient Sparta and ancient Athens?

• In Sparta, women had citizenship and could participate in government more

  than in Athens.

• In Sparta, women were expected to stay at home and raise children, while

  Athenians ran the businesses.

• In Sparta, women were given military training, while women in Athens stayed

  at home to raise children.

Multiple Choice

The education of boys in Sparta focused on becoming:

• artists

• merchants

• soldiers

• lawyers

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes a difference between the Greek city-states of Athens

and Sparta?

• In Sparta, women could become citizens; in Athens, they could not.

• In Athens, they used nannies to do most of the work; in Sparta, women took

  care of children.

• In Sparta, women could become generals in the military; in Athens, they could

  not join the army.

Multiple Choice

Athenian society's main focus was:

• miltary

• family and farming

• culture and arts

Multiple Choice

In a direct democracy, citizens get to:

• elect representatives to make decisions
• participate in local government meetings
• vote directly on laws and policies
• submit petitions for new laws

Poll

Final Poll: Now that you have all of the information where would you rather

live in Ancient Greece?

• Athens

• Sparta