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🏛️ HISTORY UNIVERSE · AGES 8–14

SPARTA
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⚔️ Warriors, Thinkers & Two City Dreams!

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ATHENS
Democracy grows
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SPARTA
Warrior training
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GOLDEN AGE
Art and ideas
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PELOPONNESIAN
Long war
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LEGACY
Two models remain
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TOPIC 20 · HISTORY · CLASSICAL GREECE · 5th CENTURY BCE
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CITY-STATES
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GREECE WAS NOT ONE COUNTRY
Ancient Greece was a world of poleis, independent city-states. Athens and Sparta were the most famous rivals. They shared language and gods, yet lived by opposite ideals. Athens prized debate, art, and citizen voting for free adult males. Sparta prized obedience, toughness, and a full-time warrior elite. Understanding both helps explain classical Greece.
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A polis was more than a city. It was a community with its own laws, army, and identity.
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ATHENS
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🏛️ Sea power and culture
🗳️ Early democratic experiments
SPARTA
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🛡️ Land army of hoplites
👶 Harsh training from youth
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