a way of life. Athens and Sparta were the two most important city-states of Ancient Greece. They also led very different lifestyles. Athens‚ the richer of the two‚ was a democratic nation and Sparta‚ the fiercest‚ was an oligarchic nation. Athens was the first city-state in history to have a democratic government. The democratic government that was established here didn’t show up in history for a long time until the 18th century when the United States of America was found. Athens was ruled by a
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Was ancient Athens truly democratic? Democracy is defined as rule by the people. The Athenian government was The Ekklesia (Assembly) then The Boule (Council of 500) and then The Dikasteria (The Courts). In my opinion by all the evidence I have analyzed Athens was not a democracy. To explain what the three groups do; The Ekklesia‚ during the “Golden Age” of the ancient Athens it was the principal assembly of democracy‚ it was open to all male citizens with 2 years of military service. The Boule‚ was
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the establishment of the city‚ changes took place in the relations of society. There were two functions‚ old religious dispensations in society by blood and land. From this came the separation between church and state practiced by Athens. Within the city-states‚ Athens formed a social bond‚ a development of material and spiritual power. Besides following the internal laws of a town‚ relations to the institutions of administrative‚ judicial‚ and military was a duty for all citizens. Education
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1-3 Part 1 Q 2. Athens/Sparta: ALERT: This question is not comparing Athens and Sparta First‚ Identify and analyze 5 components of Athens that gave it strength. Then 5 components that weakened it. Second‚ Identify and analyze 5 components of Sparta that gave it strength. Then 5 components that weakened it. (You probably will want to include consideration of the following aspects - political‚ social‚ economic‚ and cultural aspects). Third‚ 1 thing" you admired about Athens? 1 "thing" you disliked
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Democracy In Athens The city state of Athens was thought to be one of the first democracies ever. Cleisthenes made final reforms to the Athenian constitution and united four separate tribes in 507 B.C.E.. This became the seed of Athenian democracy. To this day‚ about 60% of all governments are democracies‚ which makes Athens the father of modern governing. However‚ by today’s standards‚ Athens was far from what one would call “democratic”. Athens had several democratic aspects to its society‚ but
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The Growth of Athens and Sparta What is a city-state? * A political system consisting of an independent city with sovereignity (the ultimate authority in the decision-making) over a fixed surrounding area for which it served as leader of religious‚ political‚ economic‚ and cultural life. * They had developed when earlier tribal systems broke down and splintered groups established themselves as independent nuclei c. 1000–800 B.C. Factors leading to the rise of Greek city-states * The
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In 594 B.C.E. an Athenian Statesman named Solon enabled political reform which affected the roles of men‚ women‚ and slaves in Athens. He divided the population into four political groups based on wealth. Men from the three wealthiest groups were allowed to hold political office. The higher offices‚ however‚ were reserved for the two wealthiest of the groups. The office of Archon was one such position. Although the fourth group‚ known as “thetes‚” could not participate in politics‚ they were
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the most important cities in Ancient Greece. Athens and Sparta are similar and different in some ways. Athens has its positives and negatives‚ but so does Sparta. Athens had a powerful Navy while Sparta had a good Army. When it comes to battling on land‚ Sparta has it for the win‚ but when it comes to battling on water Athens will most likely win because Athens has a stronger Navy than Sparta while Sparta has a better Army than Athens. If you battle Athens on water‚ you will more than likely lose.
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period which shaped the root of modern civilization. The most admired historical city-states (polis) to have ever existed was Athens and Sparta and that are always taken an example for their completely different governing systems. The difference between two city states were flagrant. Today we will dive deeper into the Spartans and Athenians life and try to figure out how Athens and Sparta obtain the right to participate in public life. We will also discuss about who held the public office and what rules
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Sparta and Athens The birthplace of democracy‚ or Athens and Laconia‚ the capital of the ancient city-state of the popular Sparta are two very well know and popular city-states of Ancient Greece. These two city-states have been referred to many times throughout history in literature and films due to the way both these societies lead their lives and government and the influences they left. Sparta and Athens were two extremely influential city-states that lead there societies differently. For example
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