Comparing Athens and Sparta: Two Models of Government

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Compare and contrast Athenian democracy with the Spartan military aristocracy in terms of governance, values, and citizen life.

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Classical Athens and Sparta Compared

6th Grade · Social Studies · NCHS

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Compare the political systems of Athens and Sparta and trace the development of Athenian democratic institutions in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE.

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WH-ERA-3.S1.11National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 5-12] Compare Athenian democracy with the military aristocracy of Sparta. [Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas, values, and institutions]