Ancient Greece Template

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Refer to the lessons in Module Four to complete the chart.

	SPARTA	ATHENS
Social	Describe society in Sparta. Use the Athens example to guide you.	Athenian girls did not receive much education and had traditional household roles when they grew up. Athenian women could be citizens, but they could not vote. The primary role of male, land-owning citizens was to participate in the direct democracy. Non-male citizens were merchants, farmers. Slaves could not vote.
Political	Sparta was an oligarchy, where power was held by a few men, usually wealthy nobles. They had an Assembly.	Describe government in Sparta. Use the Sparta example to guide you.
Religion	Use the terms polytheism, sacrifices, temples and festivals to write four sentences about the religious beliefs of the Greeks.
Intellectual	Write one to two sentences about EACH of these Greek thinkers: Euclid, Ptolemy, Socrates, and Draco.
Technology	Consider how technology plays a part in war. Finishes each of the sentences below. Athens led Greece in the Persian Wars because... Sparta won the Peloponnesian War because….
Economy	Describe the economy of Sparta.	Slaves were captured in war and owned by individuals. Freedman were craftsmen and traders. There was a large merchant class. Athens formed the Delian League and grew rich after the Persian War.

Reflection Questions. Answer the following questions in three to four complete sentences each.

1. What are the similarities between the United States government and democracy in Athens?

2. Which city-state would you prefer to live in and why? Give at least 3 reasons to support your answer.