1. Life in Two City-States: Athens and Sparta
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2. Objectives
In the course of reading this chapter and participating in the classroom activity, students will  Social Studies  • locate ancient Athens and Sparta and explain the connection between geography and the development of these city-states.  • describe Athenian and Spartan government, economy, education, and treatment of women and slaves.  • compare and contrast life in Athens and Sparta.  Language Arts  • analyze text that is organized by comparison and contrast.  • clarify an understanding of text using illustrations and summary notes.  • express complete thoughts using effective coordination and subordination of ideas. 

5. helots

7. Government

8. Economy

9. Education

10. Treatment of Women and Slaves Athens Extended Lesson

11. Government

12. Economy

13. Education

14. Treatment of Women and Slaves Sparta Extended Lesson

15. Compare and contrast the city-states of Athens and Sparta by completing the chart with sentences each face might say. Your statements should highlight major similarities and differences between the two city-states, in the areas of
government, economy, education, and the treatment of women and slaves.
• For the Athenian citizen at the left, write four or more statements in the left column that describe what life was like in Athens. For example, you might write, “In Athens, all citizens participate in the government by voting on laws.”
• For the Spartan soldier at the right, write four or more statements in the right column that describe what life was like in Sparta. For example, you might write, “In Sparta, both boys and girls receive military training from the age of 7.”

16. ATHENIANS SPARTANS Interactive Link to this Review
Our women train to be fit
No reading here
Our boys train to be soldiers
No writers here
Our women are not allowed out of the house
We have kings who make our laws
No foreigners here
Our boys go to school
We throw out visitors
We welcome visitors
We like books and free speech
We don’t trade, we allow others to do it
We welcome writers
We trade with everyone
Humanities Activity 16

17. Peloponnesus
Sea
Council of 500
trading
Assembly
Agora
memorize

18. Athenian
education
Oligarchy
Sparta
military
trade
iron
difficult
test
crops
own
property