1. Refer to essay question in Greek World 500-440 B.C. Revision Part 6, page 28.
2. Note the definition of "Evaluate": make a judgement based on criteria / determine the value of
3. Apply the two parts of this definition to the question using the information provided on page 28 and top of page 29 to arrive at:
1. a position on the question
2. a series of arguments to support that question
3. write this on your own paper as a rough draft
4. use this rough draft to assist you to fill in the scaffold
4. With this scaffold as a guide, and using the relevant information and evidence you have collected to support your arguments, write a response (of 4, A4 pages) to the question.

Both Athens and Sparta made significant contributions to the defence of Greece during the invasion of Xerxes (and its continuance under Mardonius) in 480-479 B.C. The Athenians were largely responsible, under Themistocles, for promoting unity among the Greek states and for the naval defence / successes (due to Themistocles' strategies) at Artemisium and Salamis respectively. The Spartans, however, inspired the Greeks as a whole with the brave (if futile) defence of Thermopylae by Leonidas. It was the Spartans under Pausanias who were chiefly responsible for the Greek victory at Plataea. Themistocles shared responsibility for the defeat of Persia at Mycale, while Athens won the final victory at Sestos.

Go to Scaffolds || Jericho (Prelim.) || Tutankhamun's Tomb (Prelim.) || Athens and Sparta (HSC).