1. A comparison and contrast
Athens vs Sparta
A comparison and contrast

2. ATHENS
Acropolis
Athena
Citizens: adult males whose fathers were citizens and owned property
Assembly
Council of Five Hundred
Homer
The Illiad
The Odyssey
People should
Keep fit
Learn about past and present
Take part in the government
BOTH
Greek language
Many customs the same
Same religion
Three Classes of people:
Citizens
Foreign born merchants
Slaves (Helots in Sparta)
SPARTA
Goal of gov’t: train good soldiers
People should not take part in gov’t
Discouraged trade and new ideas
Citizens: men born in Sparta
Boys taken into army at age 7
Harsh training
Girls taught to raise children and run the household
Highest honor: fight and die for Sparta