The City-States of Athens and Sparta
The Big Idea: Historians and archaeologists describe historical events and issues from the perspectives of people living at the time to avoid evaluating the past in terms of today’s norms and values.
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Athens and Sparta were the two major city-states that existed in ancient Greece... and are arguably the most famous!
Both Athens and Sparta had certain aspects in common (throughout the history of ancient Greece they each had powerful militaries, they each experimented with different types of governments, etc) BUT they also had some differences when it came to values, beliefs and lifestyles. This research activity will allow you to look closely at these two city-states to discover the similarities and differences for yourself. Follow the steps below in order to complete the activities. |
Notes Activity: Athens and Sparta
Use the websites listed to take notes that compare and contrast Athens and Sparta. Only use the websites I have listed to find the information you need.
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These give information comparing and contrasting Athens and Sparta-
http://www.freewalt.com/socialstudies/history/world/grecoroman/greeks/peloponnesianwar.htm http://www.ushistory.org/civ/5a.asp http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/culture-miscellaneous/difference-between-sparta-and-athens/ |
These give information about Athens-
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/home_set.html http://greece.mrdonn.org/athens.html These give information about Sparta- http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/home_set.html http://greece.mrdonn.org/sparta.html Here you can find information on slavery in Ancient Greece- http://ancientgreekcities.weebly.com/life-of-women--slaves.html You may explore the topics listed on this website for information too - http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/index.htm |