century BC Greece was about 1500 scattered small cities around the Mediterranean and Black sea shores. Each city had different forms of government‚ rulers in its history which ranges from democracy to monarchies and oligarchies. By around 730 BCE‚ Sparta had conquered the neighboring city-state of Messenia in the south-west corner of the Peloponnesus. The government was like monarchy/ tyranny‚ where one sole ruler had taken the power in hand by force. Helots were treated as public slaves‚ forced to
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Kyle Menke HIS 111 (N01) World Civilizations I 9/25/2015 The Greek City state of Sparta was one of the most important Greek states in the Archaic and Classical periods. Sparta was originally well known for its strong military. Sparta was known to have red cloaks‚ long hair‚ lambda-emblazoned shields. Spartan soldiers were the most feared and best fighters in Greece. The city of Sparta was located in the fertile Eurotas valley Laconia in the southeast Peloponnese. It is said that the settlement
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The Compare and Contrast of Athens and Sparta Gregory Smith pd.1 8/29/13 Athens Sparta About: The capital and largest city of Greece. Known in Greek as Sparti. The city lies at the southern end of the central Laconian plain‚ on the right bank of the Eurotas River. Country: Greece Greece Population (Modern): 3‚761‚811 18‚184 Population (Ancient): 140‚000 100‚000 Region: Attica Laconia Climate: Mediterranean climate. Fairly temperate but very dry. Economy (Modern):
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Sparta was a superior city-state in ancient greece. Military was considered important than politics. Losing a battle was not an option against their rival Athens. Both have been fighting non stop until peloponnesian war which Sparta claimed victory. It is never a good idea to face a militaristic opponent. The odds would not be in favor of Athens for any battle with Sparta‚ thus raising a question why does Sparta have a powerful military. The Polity of the Spartans was written by Xenophon which
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According to many historians such as Powell “The citizen women of Sparta were believed to lead unusual lives by Greek standards.” As stated by Lycurgus in the Great Rhetra women of Sparta were aware of their role in society in regards to staying healthy and fit to produce healthy offspring as well as partaking in the running of the economy. Women in Sparta were treated with the utmost respect‚ as they were an essential element in the ancient warrior society. Spartan women enjoyed much more freedom
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- moved closer to democracy in response to growing economic discontent by farmers. - Athenians studied arithmetic ‚ literature‚ music‚ and physical education - Athenians were allowed to develop their own individual talents - Athens became a limited democracy - the Athenians were the first ones credited with establishing government with democratic elements. - Athenian democracy was limited in comparison with today’s standards. Only men could participate: women were seen as inferior beings who
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Pluralistic. There are many differences between these two types of societies. A good example of a monolithic society is Sparta and a good example of a pluralistic society is Athens. The city states of these two societies were big rivals for the leadership of ancient Greece. Because of the many differences in their lifestyles the rivalry between these two societies is stronger. Sparta is a very monolithic society. A monolithic society is a closed society. A closed society is not open to new ideas‚ trade
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Rome and Sparta: two revolutionary societies not to be reckoned with. Both places destroyed‚ conquered‚ infiltrated‚ and struck fear in the eyes of many peoples. The rise and falls of both places left a permanent footprint of governmental and military ideas that run the world today. Rome and Sparta were both strong in ways of life‚ government‚ and military; but where they are different they are also the same and with those ideas Rome and Sparta left a legacy held true today. Sparta was located
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Sparta was cut off from the rest of Greece by high mountains and wild country sides‚ there for Spartans developed their own ideas of society and government. A domineering society that focused upon its military strength‚ Sparta did not allow its citizens the lenient lifestyle of Athenians. The ideology of Sparta was oriented around the state. The individual lived (and died) for the state. Their lives were designed to serve the state from their beginning to the age of sixty. Women’s lives were
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The Strength of Sparta The strength of a state depends on the amount of glory within. Every man needs to be courageous in order for the whole to thrive. If an army is successful‚ it’s because each warrior had courage. In Sparta‚ if everyone didn’t excel at the same level‚ there wouldn’t be excellence as a whole. The amount of courage that a hoplite exhibited also showed how strong the state was. The state was above the self. Education is one form of building up the people to be stronger
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