Delphi, Athens, and Sparta Comparison

Describe the procedure through which Apollo's oracle at Delphi was consulted.

Explain how Delphic priests, the Pythia, and visiting petitioners participated in consultation of the oracle.

Explain how the Amphictyonic League administered and protected the sanctuary at Delphi.

Describe the functions of the Athenian Assembly, Council of Five Hundred, and popular courts.

Explain how citizenship shaped political participation in democratic Athens.

Describe the functions of Sparta's dual kingship, Gerousia, ephors, and assembly.

Compare how authority was justified through religion in Delphi, democratic participation in Athens, and tradition in Sparta.

Compare the political influence available to ordinary male citizens in Athens and Sparta.

Distinguish the legal and social positions of citizens, metics, women, and enslaved people in Athens.

Distinguish the legal and social positions of Spartiates, perioikoi, and helots in Sparta.

Compare the economic foundations of Athens and Sparta.

Compare the social and economic roles of women in Athens and Sparta.

Explain how the Spartan agoge supported the values and military needs of the Spartan state.

Explain how education in Athens prepared elite boys for civic and cultural life.

Compare the military strengths of the Athenian navy and the Spartan hoplite army.

Explain how festivals, games, dedications, and treasuries made Delphi a center of competition and exchange.

Explain how Greek communities used Delphic consultation when making decisions about colonization and war.

Interpret the Delphic sanctuary's treasuries and dedications as evidence of rivalry among Greek states.

Explain Delphi's involvement in the Persian Wars through selected oracular responses and commemorations.

Compare the contributions of Athens and Sparta to the Greek resistance during the Persian Wars.

Explain how rivalry between Athens and Sparta contributed to the Peloponnesian War.

Compare the effects of the Peloponnesian War on Athenian and Spartan power.

Evaluate the limits of comparing Delphi directly with Athens and Sparta.

Construct a thematic comparison of Delphi, Athens, and Sparta using evidence about political organization, religion, society, economy, and military power.