Athens vs. Sparta

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ATHENS VS. SPARTA

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• Let’s talk about September 11th….

AGENDA

1. Background info: Sparta2. Background info: Athens3. Analyzing quotes4. Comparing Athens/Sparta Handout5. Writing assignment! :)

SPARTA

• Totalitarian Government• Uses force to govern the people

• 3 groups of people:• Helots (slaves)• Spartan women (educated, active in community life)• Spartan men (ALL trained to be warriors)

SPARTA

• Spartan life• Children judged at birth (weakness = death)• Age 7 = formal education at the agoge. Boys

went shoeless, wore minimal clothing, and learned how to be a proper Spartan soldier. • Girls were trained to be physically fit as well• Men married at the age of 20 but still had to

live in the barracks• Helots worked all their lives as Spartan slaves.• Did not value education in arts or philosophy.

ATHENS

• Democracy• Government by the people

• All citizens (adult males only) were equal before the law• Every citizen had the ability to participate in and

vote for the government

ATHENS

• Athenian life• Males educated in war and academics, and encouraged

to develop art and architecture • Women not allowed to be educated or participate in

politics• Slaves not considered citizens• Great achievements in philosophy, art, and architecture

QUOTE ANALYSIS

• Read the quotes with your groups and answer the following questions in your group:• What city-state, Athens or Sparta, influenced these

quotes?• Why did your group answer the way that you did?

QUOTE ANALYSIS

• Whole class discussion• Quote number 1• Speech of Adolf Hitler, 1926• The government of Nazi Germany had its roots

in Spartan beliefs• Quote number 2• From the Declaration of Independence of the

U.S.A. • United States government and ideals influenced

by the Athenian democracy• Why is this important to us today???

COMPARING ATHENS AND SPARTA

• More information for us to know! :)

WRITING ASSIGNMENT/EXIT TICKET!

• Choose whether you want to describe Athenian or Spartan life• Write 2 - 3 proper paragraphs describing your life

as a citizen of one of the two city-states

WRITING TOOLS

• Paragraphs• 5 - 8 sentences long• Topic sentences! • Complete sentences: subject, verb, and clause

• Example:• “If I was a Spartan, my day would start at 5 am in the

agoge. The first thing we do is learn how to fight like men.”