Two classical Greek city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ were as similar as they were different regarding political and social structures. While Sparta kept themselves isolated from their neighbors‚ Athens kept themselves in contact with everyone. Sparta and Athens were both polytheistic; Sparta’s patron saint was Ares and Athens’ was Athena. Ares was Sparta’s patron saint because Sparta was a militaristic oligarchy‚ meaning their government was run by a few people and revolved around warfare. Sparta’s
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to live in Sparta instead of Athens. To start with‚ in Sparta‚ women had more rights than in Athens. For example‚ in Sparta‚ women had the same simple life as me‚ but they could speak with men outside on their own‚ own property‚ and even marry again if their first husband had been gone for a very long time. Meanwhile‚ in Athens‚ all women did was take care of the household‚ they couldn’t even go outside by themselves! Second‚ the education in Sparta is better. For instance‚ in Athens the purpose
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Sparta and Athens were both city states that were formed from Greek civilization. They both had a different way of leading their citizens and running their governments. This caused each city state to have a different set of values and to have a different way of living. Sparta highly valued it’s military and war. The Spartans organized a group of reforms‚ known as the Lycurgan reforms‚ that promoted their military state. Spartans lived their lives strictly organized and very controlled. Young boys
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John Mulderig HIS_121_N*CTN*CTN2 Athens and Sparta: Opposites do not Attract Athens and Sparta‚ two civilizations of equal power‚ yet unequal mindsets: their societal views caused these two great empires to face a divide unlike any other in history. Sparta‚ with their cold iron and colder hearts left enemies in ruin. Athens was intelligent‚ yet militaristically inferior to Sparta. Allies during the 1000 years war‚ the two faced increasing animosity that eventually climaxed in ancient Greece
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Sparta and Athens Geography Athens: The Athenians were located near the sea in a region of Greece called Attica. Because the Athenians were so close to the sea they became traders trading with other civilizations around the Mediterranean region. Also this encouraged Athens to build a strong naval fleet. Due to their constant travel around the Mediterranean
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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 and athletics
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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 and in Sparta the government
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The Greek city states were both similar and different Sparta and Athens were an example of this. Athens was known for its laws and government while Sparta was known for its farming and army. The Spartans and Athenians were 2 very different groups of people. The Spartans were militaristic people who valued strength and simplicity. They ran an oligarchy government and were a military super power. The Spartans relied on farming and conquering foreign land. The Athenians believed in arts and culture
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Athenians and Spartan Differences Today‚ I would like to talk about a Spartans and Athenians. I will be talking about Athenians and Spartan’s right to participate‚ similar government structure between the two and how they both differed. “At Spartas peak around 500 BC the size of the city would have been some 20‚000-35‚000 freee residents” (2017‚ April 10). And by 432 BC in Athens and Attica there were 150‚000 Athenians around 50‚000 aliens and more than 100‚000 slaves (n.d.). Athens & Sparta’s right
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city-states that existed in with great contrast. Athens and Sparta were among the Greek poleis‚ differing in many ways. The most significant differences were apparent in methods of military use‚ the political and social structure‚ and issues within their economy. The Athenian approach to establishing a harmonious government was to give the people a voice. They did not hold ranks‚ keeping the impoverished on the outside of the community. Athens sought to keep the political and social structure
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