History KS2 Ancient Greeks Comparison between Athens and Sparta City States

This resource is useful for KS2. A very detailed notebook including definition of ancient, timeline activity, comparisons between Athens and Sparta. Meets the objectives of the new National Curriculum. Introduces the idea of city states and how Athens and Sparta were two rival city states. The children are encouraged to think about and compare: Daily life, Attitudes towards battles and fighting, Education, The roles of men and women, Treatment of children, Type of government (voting or being ruled by kings), How they feel living there, Would they want to change anything? I have linked this lesson with Literacy by asking the children to write a diary entry however this lesson could also be incorporated into drama, role play, map work etc. The notebook contains a very handy page comparing the same elements of both states. The lesson plan is also very detailed so you could teach this lesson from the off, no background reading required.