Greece ‚the two major states were Athens and Sparta .They were very different in many aspects .However‚ at the same time ‚the two shared a lot of characteristics in common .Most of there differences and similaries were based on government ‚militarist focuses‚jugdement and view of women. Athens and Sparta were similar when it came to their social structures. Women’s rights and responsibilities were one of the few areas in which they were alike. In Athens‚ women had many responsibilities at
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In ancient Greek times two city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ dominated all of the Greek peninsula in their own way. The time the city-states flourished was in the late B.C. Both city-states were a success as they develop into the strongest Greek states. Whereas many people believe that Athens and Sparta are similar‚ the city-states are vastly different based on their ways of living‚ their government styles‚ and their military. Athenians and the Spartans have different ways of living as they focus
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Athens vs. Sparta Many Greek city-states have different rules than other Greek city-states. For example‚ two main Greek city-states that differed a lot were Sparta and Athens. Both Greek city-states had different freedoms for certain people. The people in Sparta and Athens were treated differently because of their gender‚ social class‚ age‚ etc. For women‚ Sparta was the better Greek city-state because of the independence and the education. A woman in Sparta had more independence because they didn’t
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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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Notes of Comparing and Contrasting Athens and Sparta: By Jasper 7-3 The Greeks: Cleisthenes: Nobleman‚ Born in 570 B.C. Life expectancy was 15 years old. Other Greeks feared Spartans。The mythical stories of heroes influenced Cleisthenes. The 2 main stories were by Homer‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey. There was a big change in the mid 6 BC century. A person and a tall girl went to Athens and said the tall girl was Athena and she said he has to be king. After few days‚ people didn’t like his ruling
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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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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 governed
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Athens and Sparta in the ancient Greece world are both revered by many modern civilizations as being foundry influences on modern democracy. The two city states‚ however‚ were polar opposites in how they viewed democracy and ran their government. Sparta was known for its military prowess and power‚ while Athens has always been famed for its progress in the arts and sciences. While both being developmentally different and butting heads sometimes‚ they both were integral voices on how similar democratic
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Athens and Sparta were two Greek poleis that coexisted between 750-c. 500 B.C.E. (Duiker 119). Even though these two city-states were similar in a few ways‚ they were different in many more ways‚ so they didn’t particularly get along very well. Almost every aspect of their lives was different‚ from their government systems‚ to their views on men and women‚ and finally to their lasting effects on Greek history and culture. Despite their differences‚ they both influenced Greece and the Mediterranean
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Athens which is in southern Europe is one of the oldest cities in Ancient Greece. It is believed to have been established in the end of the fourth millennium BC. The name Athens is derived from ancient Greek goddess Athena. Sparta is said to have been founded by Lacedaemon the son of Zeus and Taygete who married Sparta the daughter of Eurotas. Sparta was a city that was on the banks of the River Eurotas in ancient Greece. In the next few paragraph I will compare and contrast a few things between
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