Similarities Between Athens And Sparta
Discussion Forum Question Unit 2
Use your impressions of Athens and Sparta to discuss and compare daily life in the two city-states.
Life in Sparta and Athens was seen to be that of individually achieving strong political standing and military stability as the result of threats from almost every side of the
Sparta builds a state in which every part of life was organised around the need to have a strong army. This was seen in Sparta’s conquest where defeated neighbouring area where forced to become slaves (helots) and who were further forced to farm and give of half their crops to their Spartan lords.
This aspect was also noticed in their education system of Spartan boys who lived in barracks, from the age of seven and the most things taught …show more content…
Another impression was on family life, where I perceive that family life was less important because husbands and wives were seen to be usually apart as husbands spend most of their time in military life.
Sparta also lived a life of fear from losing its territories from either its defeated helots who may revolt or rebel against them as they seen to outnumber the Spartan population. The other threat was the Athenians and finally the Persians. It was later that the Spartan and Athens united to fight their enemy, the Persians.
On the contrary to Sparta, Athenian way of life though under constant replacement with oligarchy kind of government by its enemies, it remained to continue pioneering democratic values.
Athens citizens were expected to participate actively in government and the citizens had to serve in army, on juries when needed and those who were considered noncitizen (slaves)-third of Athens population, worked in homes, on farms and some earned money which they used to buy their freedom. In Athens, it was very clear that slaves had a little freedom compared to
Use your impressions of Athens and Sparta to discuss and compare daily life in the two city-states.
Life in Sparta and Athens was seen to be that of individually achieving strong political standing and military stability as the result of threats from almost every side of the
Sparta builds a state in which every part of life was organised around the need to have a strong army. This was seen in Sparta’s conquest where defeated neighbouring area where forced to become slaves (helots) and who were further forced to farm and give of half their crops to their Spartan lords.
This aspect was also noticed in their education system of Spartan boys who lived in barracks, from the age of seven and the most things taught …show more content…
Another impression was on family life, where I perceive that family life was less important because husbands and wives were seen to be usually apart as husbands spend most of their time in military life.
Sparta also lived a life of fear from losing its territories from either its defeated helots who may revolt or rebel against them as they seen to outnumber the Spartan population. The other threat was the Athenians and finally the Persians. It was later that the Spartan and Athens united to fight their enemy, the Persians.
On the contrary to Sparta, Athenian way of life though under constant replacement with oligarchy kind of government by its enemies, it remained to continue pioneering democratic values.
Athens citizens were expected to participate actively in government and the citizens had to serve in army, on juries when needed and those who were considered noncitizen (slaves)-third of Athens population, worked in homes, on farms and some earned money which they used to buy their freedom. In Athens, it was very clear that slaves had a little freedom compared to