Essay About Athens And Sparta
Comparing Sparta and Athens
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Sparta:
Sparta was a polis that valued physical courage, strength and bravery in war. The Spartans gave their complete loyalty to the polis. Seven year old Spartan boys left their homes to train as soldiers in military camps. Spartan men lived and trained together. When a man married, he would continue to live with his fellow soldiers until he was about 30 years old. Both men and women in Sparta participated in athletic contests to make them strong. Spartan laws discouraged anything that would distract people from their disciplined military life. Sparta did not welcome visitors from other cities and Spartans were not allowed …show more content…
The Athenian people valued reading, writing, and music. The Athens leaders allowed the people born in their polis to visit other places to learn new ideas. The people of Athens created a democracy, a government ruled by the people instead of a king. Every adult male born in Athens became a citizen and a member of the assembly. The assembly voted on how the polis was governed. To ensure equal opportunity for every citizen, Athens chose it’s leaders by lot rather than by holding elections. The elected officials served for one year. At the end of the year, the leaders were called before the assembly to account for their work. Not everyone participated in Athenian democracy. Athens encouraged outsiders to move to the ir polis, but did not allow them to vote. Women could own land, but could not actively participate in the assembly. The members of the assembly accounted for only about one-sixteenth of the total population of Athens. About one in four people were slaves. The slaves did most of the work in the polis, making it possible for the members of the assembly to spend more time on public affairs. Athenian democracy was limited, but it gave some people the opportunity to make decisions about how they were governed.
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Sparta:
Sparta was a polis that valued physical courage, strength and bravery in war. The Spartans gave their complete loyalty to the polis. Seven year old Spartan boys left their homes to train as soldiers in military camps. Spartan men lived and trained together. When a man married, he would continue to live with his fellow soldiers until he was about 30 years old. Both men and women in Sparta participated in athletic contests to make them strong. Spartan laws discouraged anything that would distract people from their disciplined military life. Sparta did not welcome visitors from other cities and Spartans were not allowed …show more content…
The Athenian people valued reading, writing, and music. The Athens leaders allowed the people born in their polis to visit other places to learn new ideas. The people of Athens created a democracy, a government ruled by the people instead of a king. Every adult male born in Athens became a citizen and a member of the assembly. The assembly voted on how the polis was governed. To ensure equal opportunity for every citizen, Athens chose it’s leaders by lot rather than by holding elections. The elected officials served for one year. At the end of the year, the leaders were called before the assembly to account for their work. Not everyone participated in Athenian democracy. Athens encouraged outsiders to move to the ir polis, but did not allow them to vote. Women could own land, but could not actively participate in the assembly. The members of the assembly accounted for only about one-sixteenth of the total population of Athens. About one in four people were slaves. The slaves did most of the work in the polis, making it possible for the members of the assembly to spend more time on public affairs. Athenian democracy was limited, but it gave some people the opportunity to make decisions about how they were governed.
Further comparison: Visit the link below to learn more about the differences between Sparta and