Introduction
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It is one of the world oldest citys spanning around 3,400 years. Its a center for the arts, home of Plato, and Aristotle. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. Sparta was a prominet city-stae in ancient Greece. It emerged as a political entity around the tenth centery B.C.. At one time Sparta was the principal enemy of Atheans with a great cost of lives lost.
Task
Your task will be to explore how these to citys influenced todays world. Pick one of the following:
- You will be a political leader in Athens.
- You will be a solider in Sparta
Process
Once you have decided which role you will undertake. Do the following:
1. Political Leader: You are an elected official deciding how the goverment will
rule and make laws.
Write an one page essay on the goverment:
* the officals
* the laws
* how the laws help or hinder
2.Solider: You will determine the military advantages and tatics of warfare.
Write an one page essay on:
*values of the military
* power of the military armies on land
* control of military
Evaluation
| Creativity | Does the essay contain the creativie information express intrest? | 10/50 |
|
Information |
Is the information accurate and complete. | 10/50 |
| Spelling/Grammer | The essay has no spelling or grammer errors | 10/50 |
| Class Participation |
Did the student comple the project in a timely manner? |
10/50 |
| Project Reflection | Did the student anwser each question throughly in the project conclution? | 10/50 |
Conclusion
The Athenian Form of electing a govermentwas called Limited Democracy. The ruler of Athens is said to have been the birthpalce of democracy.
Sparta had a very well trained military. They had an advantage on land. They were quite small but one of the most powerful of the ancinet world.
Anwser these questions:
1. Do you feel Athens infulenced democracy then as well as today?Do you think soldiers today followed any ideas from the Sparta military?
2. What would you change in this activity?
3. Do you feel you have a better understanding of the Athens-Sparta goverment and military?