Athens-Sparta Comparison Chart printable pdf download

Both of these assignments must be neatly hand written in blue or black ink or

typed. Any assignments which are difficult to read will be returned to be

rewritten. Use your best language arts/writing skills as usage, punctuation,

capitalization, and spelling will be considered in your grade.

# 1

Athens-Sparta Comparison Chart

Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences. Support your

reasoning for each question through the use of at least two examples from the chart

which compare/contrast the conditions in each city-state. That means you must tell

what life would be like in each city-state for the person each question refers to.

Each answer should be in the form of a short paragraph which begins with an

appropriate topic sentence. (Ex: “If I was a young teenage girl of the citizen class,

I would rather live in_________. “ ) 5 answers X 5 pts. each = 25 pts.

1. If you were a young teenage girl of the citizen class, in which city-state

would you rather live? Why?

2. If you were a slave, in which would you rather live? Why? (You do not

need to do extra research as noted on the chart for this answer. Just

read the information on the chart carefully.)

3. If you were a boy of the citizen class, in which would you rather live?

Why?

4. If you were a young soldier, in which would you rather live? Why?

5. If you were a very wealthy person of the citizen class, in which would

you rather live? Why?

# 2 “Ancient Greek Slavery and Its Relationship to

Democracy”

Carefully read the three-page article to learn the importance of slavery to the

development of democracy in Greece. Write a paragraph in which you describe the

importance of slavery to the development of democracy in Greece. You must

specifically refer to the importance of slavery to urbanization, philosophical

developments, and widespread political interest. You must begin with a topic

sentence (Ex. Slavery was important to the development of slavery in Greece in the

areas of ….). In your own words, you must then provide supporting information

from the article for each area you discuss. End with a concluding sentence.

25 points.

Athens-Sparta Comparison Chart