Sample A Thesis: Athens and the Mauryans differed in their political centralization and sponsorship of religion and were similar in having to defend themselves against the Persians. Topic Sentence: Athens and the Mauryans differed in their type of political control it had over people. Athens‚ as the most powerful city-state‚ was able to force other city-states into the Delian League often against their will whereas the Mauryan were organized into one single entity. Athens created a system‚ where
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Athens the Instigator “If we do go to war‚ have no thought that you went to war over a trivial affair” (Thucydides‚ in Hunt 101). The Peloponnesian War lasted longer than any other pervious war in Greece. The war began in 431 BCE with Sparta’s invasion of Athens. The Athenians sacrificed the destruction of their private property in order to hide in the safety of their city. The Long Walls of Athens protected its citizens and preserved its population. The Spartans however had the upper hand in infantry
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Two very important poleis are Athens and Sparta. After studying these poleis it is clear that Athens is the better polis because of its government‚ education‚ and society. The government in Athens was better then Sparta’s government. After laws were written down and enforced‚ power was divided equally in Athens government. In Sparta "the ephors had unlimited power to act as guardians of the state‚ and they used that power freely (112)." This shows that in Athens the government was split up equally
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Athens’s Simplicity & Spartan’s Power During the ages of 800 and 401 BCE‚ Athens and Sparta were very different in many ways‚ but in a couple of ways‚ they were somewhat similar. They both had wealthy aristocrats who controlled their government and who made decisions on what was “best” for their poleis and its people‚ and both used a political legislative system. While the Spartans had the elder council‚ called “Gerousia”‚ the Ephors and the general assembly‚ the Athenians had the legislative
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They have destroyed our great walls and warships. We are with no government. I am here to help with my money. You may be thinking how‚ but I am a young man with wealth. I am offering my wealth to Athens. You may be asking why or how can we trust you and the answer is I am willing to give all my wealth to Athens the city that will be. Even though‚ I will be helping to fund the city’s construction the rest of the city still needs to help. Property tax is the way we need to solve this problem
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Athens vs. Sparta Ancient Greece was comprised of small city-states‚ of which Sparta and Athens were two. Athens was renowned as a center of wisdom and learning. The people of Athens were interested in arts‚ music‚ and intellectual pursuits. Sparta‚ on the other hand‚ was recognized for its military strength. A Spartan’s life was centered on the state‚ because he lived and died to serve the state. Although the competing city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually different as well as
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today‚ you probably just think humans. Humans with rights‚ freedom‚ and privileges. However‚ long ago in Athens and Sparta‚ women were looked upon in a very different way. When it came to education‚ marriage‚ and basic privileges‚ women were considered anything but humans with rights and freedom. The education of women in Sparta is very different compared to the education of women in Athens. In Sparta‚ reading and writing wasn’t very important‚ however they still learned it along with both arts
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Socio-Economic and Political Conditions in Sparta and Athens After 800 B.C.E. Ancient Greece was in a pretty bad shape during the period from 1200 to 800 B.C.E‚ which is referred as the Dark Age of the Greece. Eventually‚ after 800 B.C.E‚ Greeks started expanding their empire from the Mediterranean towards east as far as the Black Sea‚ and towards west as far as the Atlantic Ocean. At this time‚ two prominent city- states named Athens and Sparta stood as two pillars in the Greek history. Although
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The School Of Athens by Raphael Nii Teiko Tagoe 9/11/12 LBTS 1105 The School of Athens by Raphael is a painting that really relates to classical philosophy and humanism. It is one of the greatest paintings in the high Renaissance‚ and it was painted in one of the greatest most extraordinarily decorated rooms in the Vatican‚ the name of the room was the Stanza della Segnatura.” The school of Athens” was painted by Raphael between 1508 and 1511‚ and it was right around the time Michelangelo was
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science and technology‚ history‚ and culture. Generally‚ I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War was just beginning. Athens was powerful and tension between Sparta and Athens was growing. If someone was Athenian‚ they would have been besieged by Sparta and forced inside the city walls of Athens‚ which were very crowded. Also‚ freedom of choice
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