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Athens vs. Sparta. ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN!!!!!!. DO NOW. Let ’ s talk about September 11th…. . Agenda. Background info: Sparta Background info: Athens Analyzing quotes Comparing Athens/Sparta Handout Writing assignment! :) . Sparta. Totalitarian Government Uses force to govern the people
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Athens vs. Sparta ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN!!!!!!
DO NOW • Let’s talk about September 11th….
Agenda • Background info: Sparta • Background info: Athens • Analyzing quotes • Comparing Athens/Sparta Handout • Writing assignment! :)
Sparta • Totalitarian Government • Uses force to govern the people • 3 groups of people: • Helots (slaves) • 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.
Athens • 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
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
Quote Analysis • Read the quotes with your groups and answer the following questions in your group: • What city-state, Athens or Sparta, influenced these quotes? • Why did your group answer the way that you did?
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 • More information for us to know! :)
Writing Assignment/Exit ticket! • Choose whether you want to describe Athenian or Spartan life • Write 2 - 3 proper paragraphs describing your life as a citizen of one of the two city-states
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.”