Today’s Title: Athens vs. Sparta
DO NOW
• One of the contributions of the
ancient Greeks was: The Olympics!
• Turn to page 362-63 in your textbook
and read about Festivals and Games
• Write down 4 bullet points that you
find interesting and important!
GREEK WORD OF THE DAY
• museum: αἱ μοῦσαι (Greek pronunciation: hai
moũsai
– A building or institution which houses a
collection of artifacts.
– You have 3 minutes to write a sentence
under your DO NOW 
Agenda
1. Collect Homework
 Vases
2. Glossary Builder
3. Life in Athens vs. Life in Sparta
A. Independent Readings and Graphic
Organizer
4. Exit Slip! (will be graded)
Homework CollectinMythology Mini-Project
• Let’s see how your vases turned out!
Glossary Builder
• military state: a city-state that is
organized primarily for the purpose of
waging war
Athens, Sparta, and the Wars
• Before we begin to learn about these two citystates and the Wars that affected them, it is
important to look back at the geography and
political difference of the two:
– Sparta is located in the Peloponnesian
Peninsula between the mountains and the
sea
– Athens is located in central Greece, only
four miles from the Aegean Sea
– While Athens was developing through trade
and democracy, Sparta was building a
strong military city-state and an oligarchy
Read, Discuss, Analyze!- Read, Pair, Share
• You will receive a reading packet on the citystates of Athens and Sparta. In order to
properly complete the graphic organizer, you
will need to carefully read the packet on your
own and complete the graphic organizer as an
early finisher activity
• It is important to know the difference between
the two city-states’:
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Government
Economy
Education
Life of Women and Slaves
• As you read you should make a chart to take
notes like the following example in your
notebook… (READ CAREFULLY!)
Chart of Athens vs. Sparta:
give me the main idea of each
ATHENS
GOVERNMENT
ECONOMY
EDUCATION
LIFE OF WOMEN
LIFE OF SLAVES
SPARTA
EARLY FINISHER
When you and your partner finish, I
will come by and check your work!
You will receive a handout that you
will complete on your own using page
451 in your textbook
MAKE SURE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS
CAREFULLY 
ATHENS
SPARTA
Read-Pair-Share
GOVERNMENT
• Let’s check your findings!
ECONOMY
EDUCATION
LIFE OF WOMEN
LIFE OF SLAVES
ATHENS vs. SPARTA!
• Athens:
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudi
es/worldhistory/athens/
• http://search.discoveryeducation.com
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• Sparta:
http://search.discoveryeducation.com
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Exit Slip
• Take out a half sheet of paper! Label it
as follows:
Exit Slip: 6.4.6
Name:
Period:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1. What did Athenians value? What did
Spartans value?
A. Athenians valued education, civic
participation, and trade; Spartans valued
discipline, military and self-reliance.
B. Athenians valued discipline, military and
self-reliance; Spartans valued education,
civic participation, and trade.
C. Athenians valued coins, trade, and
military; Spartans valued iron, sports, and
service.
D. Athenians valued iron, sports, and service;
Spartans valued coins, trade, and military.
2. How did the Athenian government
differ from the Spartan government?
A. Athens had a monarchy while Sparta
had a tyranny
B. Athens had an oligarchy while Sparta
had a democracy
C. Athens had a democracy while Sparta
had an oligarchy
D. Athens and Sparta both had
representative democracies
3. How did the treatment of women differ
between Athens and Sparta?
A. Athenian women had more rights, like
divorcing husbands and voting in
government
B. Athenian women could become
priestesses, citizens, and slave owners
C. Spartan women were trained to fight and
could remarry, own property and speak to
their husband’s friends
D. Spartan women were expected to wear
fancy jewelry, remain at home, and take
care of the children
4. Where was the city-state of Athens
located?
A. In central Greece, four miles from the
Aegean Sea
B. In the Peloponnesian Peninsula,
between mountains and the sea
C. On the island of Crete
D. In the Asia Minor
5. Where was the city-state of Sparta
located?
A. In central Greece, four miles from the
Aegean Sea
B. In the Peloponnesian Peninsula,
between mountains and the sea
C. On the island of Crete
D. In the Asia Minor
HOMEWORK
• Study vocabulary from Unit 5: Ancient
Greece
– We have had a lot of vocabulary words
in your Glossary Builder
– Please make sure to review each word
and its definition carefully!
VIDEOS
• Crucible of Civilization
• Behind the scenes of TROY