Assignment: 04.03 Ancient Greece - Sparta and Athens Be sure to paraphrase! Find all answers in the lesson reading. No outside research should be used. How were Sparta and Athens alike? How were they different? Be sure to include details about how the city you are visiting and how it compares to your city. Once you answer all questions #1-10, then please make sure to write a letter with all of the facts you have found.

In this letter you are a Spartan traveling to Athens. You are comparing your home in Sparta to what you observe in Athens. The first paragraph will cover geography & economy. Paragraph two covers values & government. The Spartan portion of the letter (In Italics) is given to you.
Dear ,

This first paragraph has be done for you. You will write TWO MORE paragraphs.

I have arrived in Athens. Athens and Sparta share a language and religion, but we are very different. Sparta is located in Laconia on a fertile plain. We are able to grow enough to support ourselves and the center of our economy is the military.

Your turn: Use complete sentences and paragraph form to add answers to the following questions;

1. Where is Athens located? Page 2

2. What crops / animals did they raise? Page 2

3. Why were they dependent on sea trade, and what did they trade? Page 2

4. Who could be a citizen in Athens? Page 4

5. Who could vote in Athens? Page 4

6. What was valued in Athens? Page 6

7. What do boys and girls learn in Athens? Page 6

8. Describe life for a freedman and a slave in Athens. Page 8

9. Page 9) The government in Athens was originally a , but then it became….

10. (Page 9) How are decisions made in Athens & what is an Archon?