Athens and Sparta

AIM: How were Athens and Sparta similar and different?

Do Now: Daily Life in Athens & Sparta

Athens vs. Sparta

COMPARSION OF ATHENS AND SPARTA

ATHENS

SPARTA

Democratic Athens (450 BC) - Athens had a system of government in which every citizen could participate in government directly, by voting on issues brought before them = DEMOCRACY Only a small minority were citizens. Women and slaves were not considered citizens Athens establishes the pattern for later Western democracies The Age of Pericles, the Golden Age of Athens

Totalitarian Sparta: all parts of life: economic, social, political,religious, and educational are controlled by the state Dual Monarchy (2 Kings Ruled) Life was organized around military needs = militaristic state Military strength and rule by just a few people, land owners and nobility = aristocracy The majority of Spartans had no say in the government Individualism and new ideas were discouraged Did not promote individual freedom in the arts and sciences and thus it had little impact on western European history Weak infants were left to die

Classwork & Homework

Classwork Activity: Athens vs. Sparta Similarities & Differences

Homework: Continue to work on Homework Packet #6 - Due 12/8/10