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Athens/Sparta Quiz-L
Comparison of Athens and Sparta-LGMS
| Characteristic | Athens, Sparta or Both |
|---|---|
| City-state named after the goddess Athena | Athens |
| Slaves called Helots | Sparta |
| Students learned to recite the Iliad and Odyssey | Athens |
| Believed everyone should be in good physical condition | Sparta |
| city -state had social classes | Both Athens and Sparta |
| An unhealthy baby or child could be left on mountain to die | Sparta |
| trained to dislike luxuries and fancy foods | Sparta |
| government was a democracy | Athens |
| government was an oligarchy | Sparta |
| located on the Peloponnesus of Greece | Sparta |
| Whipped young boys to seee how much pain they could take | Sparta |
| Told soldiers to "Come back with your shield, or on it" | Sparta |
| Was an important trading center in the Mediterranean | Athens |
| Famous for their pottery and beauty of the city-state | Athens |
| Had an army | Both Athens & Sparta |
| Socrates and Plato were philosophers from here | Athens |
| Had may more slaves than citizens | Sparta |
| Had Council of 500 and the Assembly in government | Athens |
| Were thought of as the best and most feared soldiers | Sparta |
| They were against trading with other city-states | Sparta |
| Boys spent the majority of their lives in the military | Sparta |