Athens vs. Sparta

After students learn about the differences and similarities between two major city-states of ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta, students can create a T-Chart with images and text that can compare and contrast the city-states based on different categories such as: government, economy, education, and social structure.

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Objective: Compare and contrast two major city-states of ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta.

Student Instructions:

1. Using school resources, conduct some research and learn more about the government, economy, education and roles of women and enslaved people in both Athens and Sparta.
2. On a T-Chart, compare and contrast the two city-states with information about Athens on one side and information about Sparta on the other side. Add appropriate words and images to describe each category. To find images related to ancient Greece, type “Greece” into the search bar.

Requirements: A minimum of 1-2 sentence description and appropriate illustrations for each of the categories: government, economy, education and women and enslaved people in both the Athens column and the Sparta column.