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Sparta vs. Athens
Location
Sparta
Athens
was located in the south- Located northeast of
central region of
Sparta on the
Greece known as the
______________
___________________ coast
Military
Sparta
 Greatest ______________
Athens
 Army and ________
power in Greece
 ___________: warships
 Only goal to be
that had 3 levels or rowers,
___________ _________
one above the other
 _______ led the army
 _________ ___________
 Spartan boys were sent to
-common navy
live in ___________
 Played a role in the
_______ when they were
___________ Wars
seven
Citizenship
Sparta
Athens
 Only ____________  750 B.C. Athenian __________,
were citizens
 _________ and
__________ were
NOT citizens
______________, and
__________________ took over
the government
 594 B.C. __________ prepared a
_________________ that broke the
political power of the rich
-he offered ______________ to
artisans who were not Athenians
 506 B.C. __________________
stated that a person no longer had
to _____ ________ to be a citizen.
 Athenian males became
______________ at 18 years old.
Babies
Sparta
 _____________ ___________ were examined to see
at birth.
 If they were healthy, they ________________________
_______.
 If they were not healthy, they _____________________
_____________________________________________.
Government
Sparta
 Ruled by a _______ at first
Athens
 Ruled by a _______ at first
 By 800 B.C., ____________ took
 750 B.C., Athenian
over the government and from then
_________, ____________,
on 2 kings ruled at a time, which was
and ___________________
known as an _________________
took over the government
(few people have the ruling power).
______________ -this was open to
all males over 20 years old
-they passed _______ & made
decisions about _______ and
____________
-each year they chose 5
members known as ____________
(managers)
-controlled public affairs and
educated young Spartans
 Oligarchy
 Changes in government
1. __________ tried to
change the government but
failed because his
______________________
were too harsh.
Government
Sparta
Council of __________helped the ephors
-suggested laws to the
assembly
-served as a ________
________
Athens
 Changes in government
(continued)
2. 594 B.C., ________
took over the government
and prepared a
_______________ to
break political power of
the ________
3. 560 B.C.,
________________ took
over he was in favor of
the __________ classes
Government
Athens
-Peisistratus’ sons took over
government after his death-soon after,
____________ overthrew their
government.
508 B.C., Spartans were overthrown by
______________________, a noble
4. He put into effect the world’s first
democratic constitution
-____________________
__________________, form of
government that favors the equality of
all people
-the Assembly was open to
all males over _______ years old
Government
Athens
-each year, the Assembly elected 10
_____________ who did the
following:
– 1. run the Athenian ________ and
_________
– 2. serve as ___________
_____________, or judges.
– 3. one of them was named
________________-___-_______
-Council of _______ ____________
-council members were chosen
each year by ______ instead of by
_________ (2 reasons?)
Boys
Sparta (military camps)
Athens
It was required that
Sent to live in __________
______________
camps at age _____
educated their sons
trained in groups
No public ____________
learned how to _______,
had a _______________
__________, and use
attended ___________
___________
______________
given small amount of
________
starting at 7, they studied
_________ , _________,
went ______________ with
one cloak to wear
____________
only spoke when
memorized _______ work
necessary
and other famous Greek
poets
examined every 10 days to
check ________________
practiced ____________
_______________________
Men
Sparta
expected to marry at age
________
couldn’t have a
______________ of their
own
expected to live and eat
in ___________
____________—shared
expenses with other
soldiers
could retire from army
when they turned ____
Athens
became citizens at age ____
went to the temple of ______
– At the temple, they took an oath
of citizenship in front of family
and friends
promised to do the
following:
1. help make Athens a better place
in which to live
2. be honorable in ___________
3. follow the ________________
4. respect their ____________
Women
Sparta
more __________ than
women of other Greek
city-states
mixed freely with ______
enjoyed _________ such
as wrestling and racing
told their men to come
home with their
_____________ if the
men were sent into battle
Athens
spent most time at home
performing ______________
duties
didn’t go out without a
_______________
only went out to visit other
____________ or attend
__________ ___________
never spoke to ______ on
the street or ____________
their husbands’ friends
Social Classes
Sparta
Athens
class settled near the
*upper class settled near the *upper
___________
____________
 Lower class ______________
upper
 Upper-class Athenians
class )_____________
(nobles, merchants, and
(*trained for the army and
manufacturers) made
war)
reforms to resist an
____________ (merchants
uprising against the
and artisans who lived in
government due to fights
the villages) (*worked)
between the nobles,
-they were neither
farmers, artisans over
enslaved people nor
________ _____________
citizens
___________ (enslaved
people owned by the citystates who worked the land)
(*worked)
Culture-Jobs/Arts/Entertainment
Sparta
Athens
Helots and perioeci—
merchants, artisans, and
enslaved people,
farmers
merchants, and artisans
Sports
sports
school
___________ , ______
resisted ________ so
new ideas wouldn’t
______________ , and
___________ reached new
___________ their way of
heights during Pericles’ reign
life (they were a farming
strong ____________ beliefs
society dependant on
and respect for
slaves)
_________________
only goal to be
__________ _________!
Role in the Persian Wars
Sparta
Battle of
__________________
_______ Spartans
remained but were then
__________ at the pass
when a Greek traitor
informed the __________
where the Greeks waited.
Athens
sent ___________ to help Ionia
revolt after their defeat by the
Persians
-Battle of ______________ (490 B.C.)
-Greeks ________
-Battle of _________________(480 B.C.)
 *Greeks _________
-Battle of ______________
Greeks _________ (lighter,
faster ships defeated the
Persian fleet)
-Battle of ______________ (479 B.C.)
Greeks ________
*all victories were due to their
powerful ___________
Delian League
Sparta
 one of the few city- states
that _________________
Athens
formed a defensive league, or
protective group, (called
____________ _____________)
since Persians still ruled Ionia
once a city-state became a League
member, it could not
____________ unless all members
agreed
common _________
-ships built and crewed by
_____________ but costs paid
by other city-states
 ___________ gained more and
more power over time
Delian League
Athens
turned into the Athenian ____________
_______________ (general/main leader at the
time) known as the “first _________” of Athens

He dreamed of Athens as being the
most beautiful, perfect city
He rebuilt ____________ and ____________ on the
Acropolis
1. The ______________ (temple of Athena)
2. the ________ _______—connected
Athens to Piraeus (seaport)
______ , ________________ , and _______________
reached new heights during this time
Decline
Sparta
___________ ruled
Greece after the
_________________
War—Spartans were
harsh rulers who
angered the other
Greeks
371 B.C., __________
overthrew Spartan rule
Athens
30-year ________________ War
was the start of the end-404 B.C.
___________ surrendered to
Sparta
War and plague killed many
Athenians and thousands of
Athenian men became
_________________ (hired
soldiers) who left home.
________ revolted and set up a
___________________ again, but
they didn’t have the power they
once had