Match the attributes with the appropriate city-state

Woman had minimal right

1) Sparta or Athens?

Woman had some rights

2) Sparta or Athens?

Emphasis on culture and education

3) Sparta or Athens?

Emphasis on physical and mental toughness

4) Sparta or Athens?

Governed by two kings and a council

5) Sparta or Athens?

Governed by direct democracy

6) Sparta or Athens?

1) In Athens, even free women had minimal rights and no political rights whatsoever thus they were forbidden from attending the Agora and vote on city issues.

2) Unlike Athens, women in Sparta had more rights stemming from their social importance in giving birth to the future Spartan soldiers.

3) Athens placed a strong emphasis on the education and culture of its citizens and teachers (pedagogues) were highly valued.

4) Sparta placed a great deal of emphasis on physical and mental toughness, for both boys and girls, from the moment their children were born. Every Spartan child born had to be examined for birth defects or flaws, in case any was found, the child would be tossed at the foot of the Taygetus Mountain. Surviving male children would join a military training course known as Agoge which trained them to fight and develop an athletic physical condition. At age 12, they were deprived from all clothes (except for a red cloak) and food. They had to steal their own food if they wanted to eat, but they were severely punished if they got caught. The punishment was on getting caught, not stealing. In their twenties, they were offered three chances to pass a number of tests to prove they were fit to join the Spartan Army and considered a full human being again.

5) According to Spartan mythology, Sparta was founded by two sons of Heracles (Hercules) who ruled Sparta together. For that reason, Sparta always had 2 kings and a council of elders called Gerousia.

6) Athens underwent different types of government in succession: monarchy, tyranny (dictatorship) and direct democracy. Only free men born in Athens could participate in the decision-making process made in a place called the Agora. Women, children, slaves and foreigners were excluded.

1) In Athens, even free women had minimal rights and no political rights whatsoever thus they were forbidden from attending the Agora and vote on city issues.

2) Unlike Athens, women in Sparta had more rights stemming from their social importance in giving birth to the future Spartan soldiers.

3) Athens placed a strong emphasis on the education and culture of its citizens and teachers (pedagogues) were highly valued.

4) Sparta placed a great deal of emphasis on physical and mental toughness, for both boys and girls, from the moment their children were born. Every Spartan child born had to be examined for birth defects or flaws, in case any was found, the child would be tossed at the foot of the Taygetus Mountain. Surviving male children would join a military training course known as Agoge which trained them to fight and develop an athletic physical condition. At age 12, they were deprived from all clothes (except for a red cloak) and food. They had to steal their own food if they wanted to eat, but they were severely punished if they got caught. The punishment was on getting caught, not stealing. In their twenties, they were offered three chances to pass a number of tests to prove they were fit to join the Spartan Army and considered a full human being again.

5) According to Spartan mythology, Sparta was founded by two sons of Heracles (Hercules) who ruled Sparta together. For that reason, Sparta always had 2 kings and a council of elders called Gerousia.

6) Athens underwent different types of government in succession: monarchy, tyranny (dictatorship) and direct democracy. Only free men born in Athens could participate in the decision-making process made in a place called the Agora. Women, children, slaves and foreigners were excluded.