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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

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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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Ancient Greece and Rome on the Mapages 5–7Athens vs Sparta needs geographic/civilisation context from 5-7
Ancient life vs todayages 5–7Comparing city-states builds on comparing ancient vs modern life
Athens Versus Spartathis skill · ages 7–9
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Athenian Democracyages 7–9Democracy is introduced as an Athenian invention within the Athens vs Sparta contrast
Marathon and Thermopylaeages 7–9Persian Wars unite Athens and Sparta — need to know both city-states
Greek Philosophers and Medicineages 9–11Philosophers lived in Athens — need city-state context
Hidden Voices of Greece and Romeages 11–13Athens vs Sparta contrasts are key context for women's lives comparison
Greek theatreages 7–9Theatre flourished in Athens, the cultural city-state

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This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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