Athens and Sparta are often the primary focus when teaching about Ancient Greece’s city-states. Yet, some students struggle to distinguish these two major city-states from one another. To help students with this problem I use these readings on both Athens and Sparta, and then assess my students reading comprehension with a brief quiz. In my classroom, after students have read about both cities, I allow students to work in pairs to complete the quiz. Then, as a class, my students and I disc