Sparta and Athens

By Alyssa, Cory and Mia

THEIR DAILY LIVES

If Spartan men were not in the military then they were involved in politics

Athens were more peaceful and they would more often practice their religion and be involved in the arts or politics

Is Athens and Sparta’s geography similar?

They both have mountains, islands, rocky land of Greece and limited rich soil for crops.

Athens economy depended on

agriculture

trade

Sparta’s economy depended on

Farming

conquering

Their jobs….

Sparta JobsMen fought, farmed and kept the city-

state safe

Other jobs were trade business, manufacturing , merchants, farming

Athens jobsFarmers,

merchants,

smith

weavers

Athens and Sparta’s Government!

Democracy

SPARTA’S CHILDREN

THAT WERE

UNHEALTHY

WERE LEFT TO…

DIE

ALSO

Young boys were trained to be soldiers at age 7 and went without food and shoes…

Spartan girls went to school at age 7.

Athens children

The purpose of education was to produce citizens for both…

Peace

and

war

Athens religion- Polytheism

Sparta’s religion-

Paganism

What did Athens trade??

bronze, wine, textiles, pottery, olive oil

What did Sparta trade??

Copper and tin!

Wars involved in…

Persian Wars

The Peloponnesian!

THE END!