Athens Versus Sparta
Compare Athens and Sparta as two very different Greek city-states: Athens focused on learning, arts, debate, and democracy, while Sparta focused on military training, discipline, and obedience — and understand that a city-state was a city that ruled itself like a small country
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If you asked your child about Athens and Sparta, could they tell you that Athens was famous for thinking and democracy while Sparta was famous for its fierce warriors?”
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