Athens Versus Sparta
CONCEPTUALCompare Athens and Sparta as two very different Greek city-states: Athens focused on learning, arts, debate, and democracy, while Sparta focused on military training, discipline, and obedience — and understand that a city-state was a city that ruled itself like a small country
Mastery Evidence
- Name at least two differences between life in Athens and life in Sparta
- Explain what a city-state was and why Greek city-states were independent from each other
- Describe what was valued most in Athens (learning, arts) versus Sparta (military strength)
Assessment Prompt
“If you asked [child] about Athens and Sparta, could they tell you that Athens was famous for thinking and democracy while Sparta was famous for its fierce warriors?”
Prerequisites2
- Ancient life vs todaysoftAges 5—7
- Ancient Greece and Rome on the MaphardAges 5—7
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- Ancient Greece and Rome on the Map hard
Comparing ancient life needs knowing where/when these civilisations were
- Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically
- Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt soft
Comparing ancient lives benefits from prior exposure to Egyptian daily life comparison
- Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
Daily life context benefits from knowing Egypt is on the Nile in a desert
- Ancient Greece and Rome on the Map hard
Athens vs Sparta needs geographic/civilisation context from 5-7
- Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert soft
Greece & Rome geography builds on Ancient Egypt geography — both Mediterranean civilisations, Egypt came first chronologically
Unlocks5
- Marathon and ThermopylaehardAges 7—9
- Athenian DemocracyhardAges 7—9
- Hidden Voices of Greece and RomehardAges 11—13
- Greek Philosophers and MedicinehardAges 9—11
- Greek theatresoftAges 7—9