PPT-Significant Sites of Sparta

If Lacedaemon were ever laid waste and there remained only the foundations of the temples and public buildings those born into a world of the far future would find it difficult to believe that the power of Sparta had deserved its reputation. The True Story . Table of Contents . Sparta. . Athens . Cause and Consequences. . Arms . and . Armor . Sparta . Sparta . was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, . located on . the banks of the Eurotas River in . Sparta. Early on, Sparta was like many other Greek city-states. War in and out of the city changed everything. Changes turned Sparta into a war machine. Thought was to put the city’s needs above your own. Do Now: Locate Sparta on your map. Was Sparta located right on the coast or a little inland?. Where is Sparta?. Comic: Read the comic and answer the accompanying questions. 1. What was life like for a male citizen of Sparta?. LE GUERRE PERSIANE. L’IMPERO . DI. ATENE. LA GUERRA DEL PELOPONNESO. Dall’Età arcaica . a quella classica. Età arcaica (VIII-VI sec . a.C. ). Età classica (V-IV sec . a.C. ). Età ellenistica (IV-30 . City-States:. Athens and Sparts. History Alive Chapter 27. Athens and Sparta. Government. Economy. Education. Comparing Two City-States. Athens and Sparta. Greek City-States. 150 miles apart. Athens. Chapter 10 . Section 4. Introduction . Life was simple in Sparta. Most decisions were made for you. If you were a Spartan boy, the state would take you from your family at the age of seven.. You would spend more than 20 years training for and serving in the professional army.. 10.2. The Life of a Spartan Soldier. Ages 7–12: Values training. . Boys left home and got a basic education.. Ages 12–18: Physical training. . Boys developed physical skills through exercise.. Ages 18–20: Military training. THE . PELOPONNESIAN. WAR. ATHENS . vs. SPARTA – THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR . Athenian Historian & General 460-400 BC. Wrote the . “History of the Peloponnesian War”. “Father of Scientific History”. Does the Socratic method challenge or support authority?. Why?. WARM-UP. Athens and Sparta fought for control of the Greek peninsula and surrounding colonies . Sparta laid siege to the city of Athens . 4_2014. Page 101. Greek City States (Athens & Sparta). Page 100. Warm . Up:. If you had to chose between Intelligence (Brains) or Strength (Brawns) which one would you choose and why? Make a T-Chart to display the Pro’s and Con’s of your choice.. GOVERNMENT. ATHENS. Athens was a democracy with 2 main governing bodies.. COUNCIL (The Boule). Your research showed two numbers for this. The Council of 400 was later made into 500.. RESPONSIBILITIES: The council took care of the day to day problems/issues in Athens. They were in charge of government workers and they dealt with ambassadors from other Greek city-states and decided which issues would go before the assembly. . 400 BC: Sparta is the leader of the Greek World, planning an invasion of Persia. 395-387: Corinthian war leaves Sparta weakened, and her prestige bruised.. 387: King’s Peace: . Artaxerxes. II, becomes the arbitrator of Greek affairs and Sparta his policeman.. Public Life. Agora. Public market, meeting place. Center of public life. Vendors (food, art, wool, cloth, books…). Mostly men. Public Buildings. Temples and Gov. buildings line Agora. Greek Architecture. The Greek Polis: What is a Polis?. POLIS. a Greek city-state.. *. What is a city-state?*. . ACROPOLIS. a citadel on top of a hill. . AGORA. town marketplace.. What purpose did the acropolis serve?.