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Athens v. Sparta Goal: Analyze the differences between culture in an ancient Greek democracy versus an ancient Greek oligarchy. Essential questions: What is democracy? What is totalitarianism? What is the lifestyle in both societies? Bellringer: Democracy or Totalitarianism? Sparta Totalitarian Government Uses force to govern the people 3 groups of people: Helots (slaves 90% of the population) Spartan women (educated, active in community life) Spartan men (ALL trained to be warriors) Sparta Spartan life Children judged at birth (weakness = death) Age 7 = formal education at the agoge. Boys went shoeless, wore minimal clothing, and learned how to be a proper Spartan soldier. Girls were trained to be physically fit as well Men married at the age of 20 but still had to live in the barracks Helots worked all their lives as Spartan slaves. Did not value education in arts or philosophy. Spartan contributions Military legacy with an emphasis on glory (think 300) Developed advanced military tactics & training Nothing really left standing from Ancient Sparta today Spartan soldiers in a phalynx formation Athens Direct Democracy Government by the people All citizens (adult males only) were equal before the law Every citizen had the ability to participate in and vote for the government Athenian social life All males of age were eligible to participate in government & considered equal There was still a divide between rich & poor Athenians had slaves Women were not supposed to leave the house or be seen in public life Athens Athenian life Males educated in war and academics, and encouraged to develop art and architecture Women not allowed to be educated or participate in politics Slaves not considered citizens Great achievements in philosophy, art, and architecture Athenian contributions Art: developed beautiful sculptures & frescoes that are still admired today Architecture: built the Acropolis, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world Philosophy: the world’s most read philosophers were Athenian (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) Government: left us the idea of democracy Quote Analysis Read the quotes with your partner and answer the following questions on your handout: What city-state, Athens or Sparta, influenced these quotes? 2. Why did your group answer the way that you did? 1. Quote Analysis Whole class discussion Quote number 1 Speech of Adolf Hitler, 1926 The government of Nazi Germany had its roots in Spartan beliefs Quote number 2 From the Declaration of Independence of the U.S.A. United States government and ideals influenced by the Athenian democracy Why is this important to us today? Comparing Athens and Sparta This chart compares Spartan and Athenian government This is more information for us to know! Primary Sources! We are going to look at a description of Spartan life from an ancient Greek author. Your assignment? Rewrite his description of Spartan life for a Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald news story! This means you have to put everything in this account IN YOUR OWN WORDS Writing Assignment/Exit ticket! We talked about Athens and Sparta today. Now it’s your turn to choose which one you want to be a part of! So pick either Athens or Sparta and answer the question below in at LEAST half a page. Use complete sentences and proper grammar. Describe your life as an Athenian or Spartan citizen during the Golden Age of Greece. Why did you choose to be an Athenian or a Spartan? Be sure to include at least THREE aspects of Spartan or Athenian life that we discussed today. Writing tools Paragraphs 5 - 8 sentences long Topic sentences! Complete sentences: subject, verb, and clause Example: “If I was a Spartan, my day would start at 5 am in the agoge. The first thing we do is learn how to fight like men.”