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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Da Vinci and His Creations Of all the great masters during the Renaissance‚ the one that probably revolutionized the world the most was Leonardo da Vinci. He was an extraordinary artist dealing with sculpting‚ painting‚ and architecture. Da Vinci was also an outstanding scholar. He was an expert in mathematics‚ biology‚ anatomy‚ literature‚ and even more. The most interesting study that he undertook would have to be engineering. Leo’s creations were centuries ahead of his time. He made things from
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Ry Hayler Great Moments in Art Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is a particularly well known painting to say the least. The painting depicts the last supper being shared by Jesus Christ and his 12 disciples. The painting represents the moment when Jesus Christ tells his disciples that one of them will betray him. The painting was made using a technique known as fresco‚ which caused the painting to deteriorate quickly. The painting was eventually restored and has been copied
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s life began on April 15th 1452. He was born in a Tuscan hill town called Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci spent his first five years of life living with his dad in the “Hamlet of Anchiano”. Everything up until he is fourteen not a lot of people know. At age fourteen scientists know that Da Vinci was apprenticed to one of the most famous artists in his time. Andrea di Cione. He worked with him for about 6 years before starting his professional career. Even after he stopped working for
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today‚ you probably just think humans. Humans with rights‚ freedom‚ and privileges. However‚ long ago in Athens and Sparta‚ women were looked upon in a very different way. When it came to education‚ marriage‚ and basic privileges‚ women were considered anything but humans with rights and freedom. The education of women in Sparta is very different compared to the education of women in Athens. In Sparta‚ reading and writing wasn’t very important‚ however they still learned it along with both arts
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Athens and Sparta Athens and Sparta were two of the mightiest‚ most prominent‚ and famous city-states in Ancient Greece. Within these two city-states there were very many similarities and differences whether that is culturally‚ politically‚ or generally. The main similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta are in their military‚ the role of males and females in society‚ and their type of government. One of the biggest differences between Athens and Sparta was their military and their
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Impact on the World Most people only know Leonardo Da Vinci as a painter‚ but he was much more. Leonardo Da Vinci studied more fields than any other man in the world. Leonardo was a writer‚ botanist‚ cartographer‚ geologist‚ anatomist‚ inventor‚ engineer‚ mathematician‚ scientist‚ musician‚ architect‚ sculptor‚ and a painter. Leonardo Da Vinci created scissors‚ many people use scissors every day. Leonardo Da Vinci was an innovator who had enormous impact on today’s
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Sparta and Athens Geography Athens: The Athenians were located near the sea in a region of Greece called Attica. Because the Athenians were so close to the sea they became traders trading with other civilizations around the Mediterranean region. Also this encouraged Athens to build a strong naval fleet. Due to their constant travel around the Mediterranean
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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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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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