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Who Was Excluded? Limitations of Athenian Democracy
Identify the groups excluded from Athenian democracy — women, enslaved people, and foreigners — and assess the system's limitations.
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Classical Athens and Sparta Compared
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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]
WH-ERA-3.S1.12National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade[Grades 7-12] Describe the changing political institutions of Athens in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE and analyze the influence of political thought on public life. [Reconstruct patterns of historical succession and duration]