1. Ancient Athens and Sparta
By, Marina and Izzy

2. The family roles in Sparta
The men
•The men in Sparta worked in the military.

3. Spartan women
• The women’s jobs were supposed to have
healthy children.

4. Athens
• The family roles the women in Athens were supposed
to do were :
• supervise the slaves
• Cook
• Clean
• homeschool their children
• and take care of the crops.

5. The men/boys
• The men and the boys in Athens:
• were trained in sports

6. How was the land different around
each city state?
• Athens had mountains and oceans
• Sparta had dry climate because of soil erosion
and less vegitation.

7. What kind of houses did they live in?
Athens:
• Wealthy Athenian homes were nice with an
inner courtyard.

8. Athens Homes continued…
• Their houses were made with sun dried mud,
a garden in the back or a yard.
• A roof of clay tiles, small windows with no
glass but wooden shutters.

9. Sparta homes
• The women lived in a special part of the house
called gynaeceums.

10. What kind of economy did they have?
Athens
• Athens economy is based around trading.
• They trade: olive oil, bronze, pottery, wine,
and textiles.

11. Spartan Economy
• Sparta’s economy was based on farming and
conquering.
• They did not like trade.

12. How are the cultures similar?
• Greece was dominated by two main powers:
• Democratic Athens
• The Military of Sparta.

13. What was each family member’s role?
Athens
• In Athens the boys were trained in sports.
• The women supervise slaves and did some
housework.

14. Which city-state was more powerful?
• Sparta had more military power than any
other city-state in Greece.
• Sparta had more military power so Sparta was
a threat and considered more powerful.

15. What wars were both countries in?
• Sparta and Athens were in the Ionian Persian
war and the Peloponnesian war.