Athens vs. Sparta
Danielle Palawasta
Athens vs. Sparta Persuasive Research Paper
Henry/Lih- LA/SS- Per. 3/7
Due: 3/22/13
Envision a world where the people are ravenous and yearning for any remnant of food they could obtain, where the society is overrun and no one has a free say. This is the type of society the ancient Spartans would have lived like unlike the ancient Athenians. The Athenians lived a far more diverse life if compared to Sparta. Ancient Athens was better to live in than ancient Sparta due to its efficient and honorable government and flourishing economy.
Primarily, ancient Athens’s efficient government was better than the ancient Spartan government due to its adroit Council, resourceful Assembly, and its direct democracy. The Athenian Council was very proficient and bolstered the society of Athens in sundry ways. The Council was inhered of five hundred citizens who met every day and recommended new laws to ameliorate their city-state. The Council’s foremost occupation was to come up with laws to pass on to the Assembly (Bower, Lobdell 261). Because the Council had an immense job to accomplish, they needed an approach to do so. It was remarked by DR Barker that the ancient Athenians would think of methods in order to get their work accomplished more efficiently, such as, “To carry out this work more efficiently the Council is divided into ten committees of fifty members each, each group taking over the responsibility for work for a month at a time” (Barker 22). Because this system got work accomplished more efficiently, it was beneficial to the Athenians. In addition to having a proficient Council within the government, the Athenians also had a resourceful Assembly that was best to rely on. The Assembly’s main occupation was to discuss and select laws that were proposed by the Council. When the laws were recommended to them, the citizens of Athens were mostly pleased with their verdicts. You could confide on the Assembly because they were well aware of what
Athens vs. Sparta Persuasive Research Paper
Henry/Lih- LA/SS- Per. 3/7
Due: 3/22/13
Envision a world where the people are ravenous and yearning for any remnant of food they could obtain, where the society is overrun and no one has a free say. This is the type of society the ancient Spartans would have lived like unlike the ancient Athenians. The Athenians lived a far more diverse life if compared to Sparta. Ancient Athens was better to live in than ancient Sparta due to its efficient and honorable government and flourishing economy.
Primarily, ancient Athens’s efficient government was better than the ancient Spartan government due to its adroit Council, resourceful Assembly, and its direct democracy. The Athenian Council was very proficient and bolstered the society of Athens in sundry ways. The Council was inhered of five hundred citizens who met every day and recommended new laws to ameliorate their city-state. The Council’s foremost occupation was to come up with laws to pass on to the Assembly (Bower, Lobdell 261). Because the Council had an immense job to accomplish, they needed an approach to do so. It was remarked by DR Barker that the ancient Athenians would think of methods in order to get their work accomplished more efficiently, such as, “To carry out this work more efficiently the Council is divided into ten committees of fifty members each, each group taking over the responsibility for work for a month at a time” (Barker 22). Because this system got work accomplished more efficiently, it was beneficial to the Athenians. In addition to having a proficient Council within the government, the Athenians also had a resourceful Assembly that was best to rely on. The Assembly’s main occupation was to discuss and select laws that were proposed by the Council. When the laws were recommended to them, the citizens of Athens were mostly pleased with their verdicts. You could confide on the Assembly because they were well aware of what