Athens vs Sparta: Greek City-states

[Joel Troge]

Go to this website, www.diffen.com/difference/Athens_vs_Sparta, and answer the questions below.

1. Look at the two ancient economies of each city-state in the table. How are they different?

2. Look at the history section. Athens is known for its __________ achievements, becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.

3. Look at the section on Belief and culture. Find two ways that the Greek city-states were different.

4. Look at Government. The Spartan form of government was an oligarchy. How is that different from a monarchy?

5. Look at the section on Lifestyle. Where would you rather live, Sparta or Athens? Why?

6. Look at the section, Women of Athens and Sparta. What could women of Sparta do that women in Athens could not?

7. Look at the section, War between Athens and Sparta. Each city-state specialized in a specific area of military strength. Athens had a large, developed ____, while the Spartans were known for their strong _____.


If you finish early, you can check out the References section at the bottom and explore the links. Or, to get a more detailed description of the war between Athens and Sparta, go here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnesian_War.

[peizhanli]

1.Athens dependent on trade and agriculture, Sparta dependent on agriculture.

2.Cultural

3.Differed ideas of getting along with the rest of the Greek empires.

4.Sparta has had two rulers in recent times, who ruled until they died.

5.I would live in Athens. Because, they had a very modern and outlook, the boys are not force to join the army, and they have a good education.The Sparta, they did not have education and did not have much with the outside world.

6.Sparta woman have free to choose the husbands. Athens woman didn't have free to choose.

7.Surrounding area, land.

[dayanelouis]

1)The two ancient economies of each city states in the table are different because one of them is dependent on trade and agriculture and the other one is dependent on agriculture only.
2)cultural achievements during the 5th century Bc laid the foundations of western civilization.
3)Two ways the Greek city-states were different in their ideas of getting along with the rest of the greek empires also in the other hand sparta wanted to contend with themselvesand where Athents wanted to take control of greece.

[dayanelouis]

4)The spartan form of government was an oligarchy and its different from monarchy because Oligarchy was ruled by a few and Monarchy was ruled by kings.5)I would rather lived in Athens because in athens your are not forced to join the army and you could get a good education also could pursue several kinds of arts and sciences.6)The things that the women in Sparta could do, and the women in Athens could'nt do:the women in sparta had more freedoms and they could choose any chores they wante to do and in athens they could'nt do anything without their familie or their husband.7)Athens had a large developed trained military and also known for their strong war or military:)

[olyabal]

How are they different?
Sparta was mainly an agricultural land and Athens economy was dependent more upon trade. In Sparta economy the most important imports were metals, and Athens became the foremost trading power of the Mediterranean by the 5th century BC.

[ammaralsayyidi]

1.the different is the Sparta is Dependent on agriculture and Athens is Dependent on trade and agriculture.
2.its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilization.
3.Athens and Sparta differed in their ideas of getting along with the rest of the Greek empires.
4. The spartan form of government was an oligarchy and its different from monarchy because Oligarchy was ruled by a few and Monarchy was ruled by kings.
5.i will rather live in Spartan because Spartan people Athenians had a very modern and open outlook.
6.Sparta woman have free to choose the husbands. Athens woman didn't have free to choose.
7.

[talharazzak]

1.Athens dependent on trade and agriculture, Sparta dependent on agriculture

2.its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilization.

3.Athens and Sparta differed in their ideas of getting along with the rest of the Greek empires.

4.The spartan form of government was an oligarchy and its different from monarchy because Oligarchy was ruled by a few and Monarchy was ruled by kings

5.I would live in Athens. Because, they had a very modern and outlook, the boys are not force to join the army, and they have a good education.The Sparta, they did not have education and did not have much with the outside world

6.Sparta woman have free to choose the husbands. Athens woman didn't have free to choose.

7.thens had a large developed trained military and also known for their strong war or military

[jordancapellan]

1. Look at the two ancient economies of each city-state in the table. How are they different?Athens economy was dependent more upon trade.

2. Look at the history section. Athens is known for its __________ achievements, becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.
Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years, becoming the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC; its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilization.
3. Look at the section on Belief and culture. Find two ways that the Greek city-states were different.
That is why it considered itself as the protector of the Greek.
4. Look at Government. The Spartan form of government was an oligarchy. How is that different from a monarchy?
Sparta has had two rulers in recent times, who ruled until they died. On the other hand, the ruler of Athens is elected annually.
5. Look at the section on Lifestyle. Where would you rather live, Sparta or Athens? Why?As an Athenian, one could get a good education and could pursue several kinds of arts and sciences.

6. Look at the section, Women of Athens and Sparta. What could women of Sparta do that women in Athens could not?In Sparta, women had rights that other Greek women did not have.

7. Look at the section, War between Athens and Sparta. Each city-state specialized in a specific area of military strength. Athens had a large, developed ____, while the Spartans were known for their strong _____.Athens and Sparta were two rival city-states, the latter had a very well trained military stength and soldiers and the former boasted a good navy.

[rubycai]

1. Two ancient economies of Athens is dependent on trade and agriculture, Sparta is dependent on agriculture.
2. Athens is known for its cultural achievements, becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.
3.Two ways that the Greek city-states were different are ideas of getting along with the rest of the Greek empires.
4. The oligarchy is rule by few, but monarchy is rule by king, also Sparta has had two rulers in recent times, who ruled until they died.
5. I would like to live in Athens, because Athenians had a very modern and open outlook. Unlike Sparta, in Athens, boys were not forced to join the army. As an Athenian, one could get a good education and could pursue several kinds of arts and sciences.
6.In Athens women did chores such as weaving or cooking, but in Sparta the women were free of all such chores.
7. Athens had a large, developed surrounding area, while the Spartans were known for their strong army.
8.

[jordancapellan]

1. Look at the two ancient economies of each city-state in the table. How are they different?Athens economy was dependent more upon trade.

2. Look at the history section. Athens is known for its __________ achievements, becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.
Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years, becoming the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC; its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilization.
3. Look at the section on Belief and culture. Find two ways that the Greek city-states were different.
That is why it considered itself as the protector of the Greek.
4. Look at Government. The Spartan form of government was an oligarchy. How is that different from a monarchy?
Sparta has had two rulers in recent times, who ruled until they died. On the other hand, the ruler of Athens is elected annually.
5. Look at the section on Lifestyle. Where would you rather live, Sparta or Athens? Why?As an Athenian, one could get a good education and could pursue several kinds of arts and sciences.

6. Look at the section, Women of Athens and Sparta. What could women of Sparta do that women in Athens could not?In Sparta, women had rights that other Greek women did not have.

7. Look at the section, War between Athens and Sparta. Each city-state specialized in a specific area of military strength. Athens had a large, developed ____, while the Spartans were known for their strong _____.Athens and Sparta were two rival city-states, the latter had a very well trained military stength and soldiers and the former boasted a good navy.

[jordancapellan]

1. Two ancient economies of Athens is dependent on trade and agriculture, Sparta is dependent on agriculture.
2. Athens is known for its cultural achievements, becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.
3.Two ways that the Greek city-states were different are ideas of getting along with the rest of the Greek empires.
4. The oligarchy is rule by few, but monarchy is rule by king, also Sparta has had two rulers in recent times, who ruled until they died.
5. I would like to live in Athens, because Athenians had a very modern and open outlook. Unlike Sparta, in Athens, boys were not forced to join the army. As an Athenian, one could get a good education and could pursue several kinds of arts and sciences.
6.In Athens women did chores such as weaving or cooking, but in Sparta the women were free of all such chores.
7. Athens had a large, developed surrounding area, while the Spartans were known for their strong army.

[mustafaarif]

1.The sparta is dependent on agriculture and athens depends on trading.
2.Athen is known for there cultural achivments.
3.Athens are know for there cultural achivements and sparta is known as Sparta differed in their ideas of getting along with the rest of the Greek empires.
4.The oligarchy is rule by few, but monarchy is rule by king.
5.i would be athens because they dont force you to join the army like sparta does.
6.they were able to own property by their own not like athens.
7.Athens were known as delian laugue and sparta were known as attica.
;D

[darlynrodriguez]

1- Athens dependent on trade and agriculture and Sparta dependent just in agriculture.

2-Athens is known for its culture achievements,becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.


4-the oligarchy is rule by few, but monarchy is ruled by king.

5- i would be none of them because i am a girl and i could not join the army.

6-they were able to own property by their own not like Athens.

7-Athens were known as delian laughe and Sparta were known as attica.

[mesbaulmasum]

1. they sparta is dependent on agrioculture and economies of athens is dependent on trade.
2. Athens is known for its culture achievements, becoming the basis for civilization in the western hemisphere.
3. Two ways the Greek city-states were different in their ideas of getting along with the rest of the greek empires also in the other hand sparta wanted to contend with themselvesand where Athents wanted to take control of greece.
4. they were different because Oligarchy was ruled by a few and Monarchy was ruled by kings.
5.i will rather live in Spartan because Spartan people Athenians had a very modern and open outlook.
6.Sparta woman have free to choose the husbands. Athens woman didn't have free to choose.

[fatoumatasama]

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