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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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  10. Political Thought and Public Life in AthensNot started yet
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usWH-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]