SWBAT compare and contrast the lives
of individuals in Athens and Sparta.
Calisthenics
• Take out the SAME sheet of paper from
Monday and Tuesday
• Please write down the questions:
1. What are the similarities and differences
between a direct and indirect democracy? (34 sentences)
2. What type of government do we use today in
the United States?
*Hint! Use your notes for help!*
Athens and Sparta Mixer
EXPECTATIONS
• Do not push anyone while you are walking through the rows to
meet people.
• The stop light is on yellow, which means lightly talking
• If someone comes up to you and introduces themselves do not
ignore them or just tell them to read your sheet! It’s your job to
introduce yourself!
• Do not just run around asking “Who’s a soldier, who’s a soldier?
Take time to let the person formally read their paper to you and
introduce themselves.
Athens and Sparta Mixer
• Read your assigned character and try to
memorize some facts about yourself. (2
minutes)
• Introduce yourself to people (with your NEW
Greek identity). Learn about the people you
meet and write down the names of the
students that you meet whose role fits their
description. Circle which city-state they come
from. Try to fill your whole sheet with correct
names within 5 minutes.
Athens and Sparta
• Athens and Sparta were
two large Greek citystates.
• Both Athens and Sparta
became large and
powerful because they
were centers of trade.
The “agora” was an open
space used for business
and public activities.
Trade once bustled in this
agora in Athens. All that
is left today are ruins.
Government
What type of government did
Athens have?
• The Council of Five Hundred was made up of
500 men, 50 men from each of the 10 tribes.
Any citizen over the age of 30 was qualified to
be a member. Each tribe chose the men by
lot, or at random, to serve for a term of one
year. Members could be reelected only once.
The yearly turnover allowed for a greater
number of Athenian citizens to participate in
their government at a high level. Laws were
passed by a majority vote in the assembly.
Athenian Government
• The first direct democracy was developed in
Athens.
• Citizens worked together to make laws and
policies. Women and slaves were not
considered citizens, so they did not have the
right to vote.
What type of government did
Sparta have?
The city-state Sparta in Ancient Greece had a 30
member senate. It also had an assembly in
which all males could be members. However,
the actual rulers were a group of five
landowners known as the ephorate. Two
kings ruled above the ephorate, but the
ephors could fire the kings if they were not
living up to their promises.
Spartan Government
• Sparta was first ruled by an oligarchy mixed
with a democracy.
The city-state Sparta in Ancient Greece had a 30 member
senate. It also had an assembly in which all males could be
members. However, the actual rulers were a group of five
landowners known as the ephorate. Two kings ruled above the
ephorate, but the ephors could fire the kings if they were not
living up to their promises.
What makes this an oligarchy? What makes this a democracy?
Ephors
Values: What’s important?
Athenian Values
• Athenians valued government, education, and
the arts.
Sculpture of Athena
School of Athens, by Raphael Sanzio,
1510-1511
Academy of Athens
What are the “benefits” of valuing
education?
Spartan Values
• Spartans valued military, war, and physical
strength.
WHY?
Sparta needed a strong army to stop their slaves
from rebelling.
Children’s Lifestyles
Children in Athens
• Athenian boys went to school to become
better citizens and participate in the
democracy.
• Athenian girls learned how to care for the
household from their mothers.
Children in Sparta
• Spartan boys joined the army at age 7, and
remained in the army until age 60.
• Spartan girls were also trained in activities
that built physical strength.
Check for Understanding
• What were two of the largest city-states in
Ancient Greece?
• Why did Sparta and Athens become so large?
• What type of government did Athens
develop?
• What type of government did Sparta have?
• What did Athenians value?
• What did Spartans value?
Power Conference
• Take 1 minute and tell your partner the
following:
– 1. Which city-state would you rather live in?
– 2. Give two reasons WHY that city state is better
than the other