Throughout Greek history‚ there have been many interesting city-states. Two very important 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
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3) Essay:Greek Polis The greeks city state‚ and often had a single city with land it controlled surrounding it. I like to think of it like a modern state and how people hailing from each has their own identity‚ their own patron‚ politicians and sayings. Each polis was unique and vibrant and each had a different flavor of greek culture. Each having an army‚ assembly‚ patron deity and identity and a feeling of local identity almost city before country. Contrast is often a good way to compare two
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PERIOD. Created by things like how greeks recognize fate of xerxes awaits all those who reach too far‚ or the conflict between the soaring hopes and achievements of individuals and the claims and limits put on them by their fellow citizens in the polis. These forces at work throughout Greece. Golden age- time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Those forces that created tension had most spectacular results in Athens in this age. Fifth Century: Attic tragedy- nothing reflects tension
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and Socrates had his own opinions which he was just educating other pupils on. That is also a huge difference in our time periods‚ in our years someone would never be put to death for speaking about his or her religion or way of thinking. In the Athenian court system they let the citizens’ vote. Which shows some similarities with our modern court system because we do have a jury but we mainly just let the jury and the judge decide. They may be put in prison for harassing others but never condemned
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Future generations? “A” “P” “E” ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL GREECE CIVILIZATION COMES TO EUROPE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • The Land – Mountains dominate land; cross land travel difficult – Fertile river valleys were center of settlement and the basis of the polis – No place more than a few miles from sea – Outdoor life common due to temperate climate • The Sea – Greece is a series of peninsulas and islands – Sea travel easier than land communication – Most Greeks took to the sea • Economy – Agriculture: Grains
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first few steps of Greece‚ as time passed greeks started to colonized to become an empire. Polis/city-states were
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clear that Americans love their country and love expressing this adoration. This admiration does not exist to the extent that it did in ancient Athens‚ as most proud Americans would not die for their nation today. In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates‚ a proud Athenian‚ does not hesitate to die in accordance to the laws of his nation; as the status of his home state is more valuable to him than his own life. Thus‚ despite family and friends to live for‚ Socrates obeys the states wishes and agrees to die for his
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include the satirical female representation‚ Lysistrata’s masculine embodiment of peace‚ the neglect of the polis‚ the anti-patriarchal and anti-war stratagems as well as the desired and final result of the strike. Whilst often seen through modern interpretations as a feminist drama‚ such a notion of feminism emerged in the mid-twentieth century and therefore does not aptly appropriate Athenian culture. The twentieth century notion of feminism encompasses the central belief that the sexes should have
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opinions in order to help Athens to become a better place. They are able to say anything without restrictions due to the freedom of speech. This opens a world of new ideas and concepts that drives Athens into a much more intellectual and strong polis. 1. Since all citizens were granted free speech‚ citizens who weren’t in the Assembly were able to suggest to the Assembly what they should change. In other forms of government‚ it was impossible to even suggest anything to the government if you weren’t
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Chapter 10: Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase * Homer a man who never existed: composed 2 great epics: Iliad and the Odyssey. Bards recited it. Believe scribes committed them to writing. Others believe that a man named Homer helped to write it with other people. Iliad offered Greek perspective on campaign waged by Greek Warriors against city of Troy in Anatolia. Odyssey: Experience of Greek Hero Odysseus as he sailed home after the Trojan War. Works described difficulties faced by Greek
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