Download Greece and Rome - 6th Grade History: Vinson Middle

Vinson Middle School
• She was born full grown out of the head of Zeus.
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She taught man to use tools and taught his wife to spin and
weave.
• She was the best-loved goddess on Olympus.
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She hated Ares, god of war, often besting him in battle.
• The Greek city of Athens is named after her.
• He was a ruthless and murderous god, who displayed
the worst of humanity’s traits.
• He was the patron of Sparta.
• He, along with grief, strife, panic, and terror, roams the
earth.
• Athens was one of the most important and powerful
cities in Greece during the Classical period. It was also
the first of the Greek city states fully to develop
democracy.
• It was very important for Athenians to take an active
part in the running of Athenian government.
• Perikles, the great statesman of Classical Athens, said
that Athenians thought of 'a man who takes no
interest in public affairs not as apathetic, but as
completely useless.
 Male citizens in Athens could vote on all the decisions
that affected the city and serve on juries. However,
democracy was not open to everyone.
 Citizen women and children were not allowed to vote.
 Slaves and foreigners living in Athens (known as
metics) were banned from participating in
government.
• Together with Athens, Sparta is one of the best known
city-states of ancient Greece, but during the classical
period, it was a very different place to Athens.
• Sparta was ruled by two kings and a Council of Elders.
There was an assembly of citizens, but this did not
have the power of the citizen assembly in democratic
Athens.
• 3 FULL PAGES (2 pages typed, 12 pt font Times New
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Intro paragraph
2 paragraphs comparing Sparta and Athens
2 paragraphs contrasting Sparta and Athens
Ending paragraph you will answer this question.
• Which state would you have rather lived in, Athens or
Sparta? Explain why.
• Due November 30th