Project Summary: History assignment. 1.In our discussions of Athens and Sparta, we uncovered similarities and differences in the ways in which these Greek city-states conducted their affairs. List and explain three of these differences. They can be economic, political, social, or military. How did such differences between Athens and Sparta play out in the Persian (495-490) or Peloponnesian Wars (431- 404)? What was the legacy (consequence) of both Athenian and Spartan involvement in the Peloponnesian Wars? 2. The decades between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars have been called "the Golden Age of Athens," during which time the Parthenon was built and Athenian wealth, power and influence flourished. What long standing consequences did this have for the Western World? Explain (in at least three ways) how Athenian politics, religion, philosophy, art or architecture influenced the civilizations that followed it. Does the Athenian Golden Age still have influence today? Why or why not?