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Sparta and Athens Audiobook and Comprehension Questions

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The Ancient Greeks 8: Athens and Sparta eBook cover with a line drawing of Greek hoplites fighting with spears and shield
Opening page of the read-along text for the audiobook
Listen, read, answer steps with a map of ancient Greek city-states and a timeline of periods from Cycladic to Ottoman
Set the scene: locate Greece and place the era before listening
Greek superpowers and the Athenians: reading on Athens as a sea-trading power, with a map of colonies and trade routes
Read-along text on Athenian trade and its navy
The Spartans and the rebellion: reading on Sparta's farming life, its rejection of trade and the Messenian revolt
Explains why every Spartan boy trained as a soldier
Athenian and Spartan government: reading on the assembly, council, strategoi, council of elders and Sparta's two kings
Background text for a democracy vs. oligarchy comparison
Athenian and Spartan education and the civil war: reading on schooling for boys and girls and how the rivals went to war
Final reading before students move to the questions
End page of the eBook announcing the next episode in the series, The Olympian Gods, with no other content shown
Signals the following episode in the series
Worksheet title page for The Ancient Greeks 8: Athens and Sparta, with name and date fields and a drawing of Greek warriors
Cover for the student response pages
Athens and Sparta listening questions: students answer questions on location, trade, government and Spartan boys at age 7
Comprehension check after listening, with a self-rating face scale
Comparing Athens and Sparta: students describe other key differences, then design a shield to honor Athens or Sparta
Extension task mixing written comparison with a creative design
Attributes
Subject

Social Studies, History, History: Ancient

Grades

Not Grade Specific

Types

Read Alouds

File

Multiple File Types

Editable
No
Author
Cambridge For Kids
Rating
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About This Product

This resource is a part of the audio book & comprehension series of The Ancient Greeks.

This is Episode 8: Athens and Sparta.

Students will listen to the episode which is under 10 minutes. There is a transcript to go along with the episode. You may find it useful to print the transcript for all students to follow along, or students who need the additional support.

When the episode is complete, students will answer comprehension questions to assess their knowledge. Answer key included.

Every file comes in multiple formats to ensure you have the option you need.

What's Included

1 zip file with:

-2 MP3 files

-6 Word docs

-5 PDFs

-13 .m4a files

Resource Tags

Greek mythology Athens Sparta audiobook

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