Greek city: Athen‚ and Sparta. The influenced emphasized on the similarities and differences in economic‚ political‚ and social democracy. The similarity between Athen and Sparta is that the democracy in both states was only for a minority group. The minority society in both states has the political influenced. The majority group has no say in government. No one of their public sectors was filled with women. All were men and have to be free men with both parents is Athenian for Athen and Spartan
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Sparta and Athens are both ancient Greek civilizations. They are both known throughout the world as fierce warriors of the ancient world. Not only are they known as warriors‚ but they are known for their society. These civilizations fascinate many people with their many advances in political and social fields. Both have influenced culture today in many ways. However they do share similarities and differences. Although Athens and Sparta may seem similar in their social structures‚ they also share
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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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Both Sparta and Athens were Greek city-states. Sparta was a strict military ruled city-state where the people established themselves as a military power early. However Athens was more of a political city-state that was more involved with their economical stature than their military forces. Still changes from the Persian wars would change the powers of the city-state and somewhat unite them. <br> <br>Sparta was a strict military city-state. The people were Dorians who conquered Laconia. This region
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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 Oligarchy of Sparta was more efficient and stable compared to Athens because of its laws‚ structure‚ and culture. The city-state of Sparta had strict laws for the conduct of its citizens which promoted the welfare of the whole community. Athens democracy was constantly voting to enact laws which were often controlled by mob rule. Sparta’s government was controlled by the elites and elders of the community. Athens was ruled by the common man who was ill equipped to rule. Spartan culture was much
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The Effects of the Political Systems of Athens and Sparta on Common Citizens Ancient Greece was made up of fiercely independent city-states‚ or poleis. Two of the most significant city-states were Athens and Sparta. Athens‚ home of some of the most important philosophers‚ is famous for being the cradle of democracy. On the other hand‚ Sparta‚ the polis with some of the best warriors in Ancient Greece‚ was an oligarchy with two kings. Naturally‚ these two different political systems influenced the
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Comparing Sparta and Athens Make a copy of this document and complete the information requested below. 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
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Only adult male citizens played a political role in ancient Athens. Men rich or poor could vote‚ as long as they were qualified citizens‚ but usually the richest ones held the most political clout as Athens was a class based society. In contrast‚ Sparta was an oligarchy and could also be viewed as a military dictatorship in which all men served to defend the state. Both societies had an organized form of government‚ although the political structure was different. The cultures of the Athenians
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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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