Athens and Sparta: mind versus might presentation

Section role: supports Section 3 by formalizing the student discoveries from Section 2 into academic terminology while the teacher maps terms on the board. Slides: (1) Title — 'The Council of Wise Citizens: Athens and Sparta'; (2) Athenian Government — bullets: Direct Democracy, the Assembly, and who was excluded from voting; (3) Spartan Government — bullets: Oligarchy, two kings, and Council of Elders; (4) Education and Upbringing — bullets: Athenian philosophy and arts versus the brutal Agoge training; (5) Social Hierarchy — bullets: citizens, free non-citizens, and Helots as enslaved people; (6) Myth vs Reality — bullets: addressing the misconception that Athens was a flawless society by examining women's and slaves' lack of rights; Closing slide: 'Which city-state's system do you think was more stable, and why?' — hands control back to the teacher to prepare students for the debate in Section 4.


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