elevated Acropolis‚ and a marketplace Agora. The city’s water supply came from public springs‚ and the city was usually surrounded by a large wall. The Polis was the center of Greek community life. There were two main large city states; Sparta and Athens. These city-states were prominent‚ and very powerful. Sparta stressed upon having strong‚ fearless warriors. Sparta had many expectations and a Spartan citizen practically had their entire life planned out. Spartans were expected to marry at twenty
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direct (pure) democracy are all traits that set the Athenian political system apart. The first unique trait of Athenian democracy was their concept of “the citizen”. Unlike our democracies in North America‚ all persons were not considered equal in Athens‚ and to be considered a citizen you had to meet several strict qualifications. First and foremost‚ you had to be a good person‚ someone who strived for excellence in all things and who served the polis (community)for the betterment of all (notes)
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Introduction The birth of democracy in Sparta and Athens was a long‚ painful journey‚ created by wars‚ cruel leaders‚ and heroic figures. Although many of democracy’s ideas came from Athenian government‚ it was very different from the democracy in the United States‚ for example. In general‚ wealthy aristocrats had the most power. But without the ideas that this time period created‚ who knows where we would be now. In this paper‚ I’m going to outline how democracy came to be in early Athenian and
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empowerment of women. The setting of this play takes place during a time when war was customary and fighting between countrymen was familiar. Aristophanes wrote the play during the Peloponnesian War when Athens and Sparta were engaging in continuous battles that weakened supplies and destroyed cities. Athens unfortunately was suffering a great deal more during this time‚ however their refusal of peace sparked much debate and allowed Aristophanes to critique the ideals of politics in an environment that
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aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy and democracy in Ancient Greek city states. Democracy surfaced in Greece around 500 B.C. This is what is known as rule by people or rule by all. It was developed by the Athens by K and others. It was based on the principle that all citizens of the city-state of Athens had right to attend
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1: 427BC (4th year of the Peloponnesian war * Plague visited Athens in 430‚ 429‚ 427 BC (30% pop dies) * Pericles began the war‚ the strategy was for athens to stay behind the walls (not to fight the Spartans on land – in funeral speech) – Spartans are better fighters * So many people behind the walls‚ not heigenic conditions‚ so plague could have came because of result of this strategy * Terrible strategy came out of the best intentions * Pericles saying follow intelligent
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The Greeks during the Greco-Persian War manipulated terrain as a force multiplier in many battles; at the Battle of Marathon‚ Miltiades used the Vrana Valley to prevent a Persian march on Athens‚ at the Battle of Thermopylae‚ Leonidas used the narrow‚ Thermopylae pass to invalidate the Persian numbers‚ and at the Battle of Artemisium‚ Themistocles used the Artemisium Strait to aid in his battle against the Persian fleets. The best manipulation and use of terrain by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian
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(insert second rebuttal point). Our first speaker praised our wondrous military. I will be continuing my team’s argument that Athens is far superior to Sparta by examining the mindset of the Athenian government. To prove/support my belief that the Athenian government was superior to that of Sparta‚ I will be arguing 2 major points. Firstly‚ that the government in Athens was fairer than theirs and secondly‚ that the system of governing was stronger than theirs. To begin‚ I will
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What Is Classical Music The word “Classical Music” means the age-old artwork of European. The period of European art music from 1750-1825 is called the classical music. We can also call classical music as the traditions of western liturgical and secular music. But now there are various misconceptions about “classical Music” in the present world among the people. Many people think that it’s the music of 1970’s or 1980’s.Some people even don’t know what classical music is and some think that
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influenced by things‚ such as their mythology‚ religion‚ education‚ and art. Being a part of the Roman Empire was a generally peaceful ordeal‚ although several anti-Roman parties did exist. In 88 B.C.E‚ the city of Athens revolted against the Romans in what is known as: “The Siege of Athens”. The Athenian efforts were quickly squashed by the Roman general Sulla (Rickard). Slowly‚ the Roman and Greek cultures integrated tremendously and the differences between them were not
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