Comparing Sparta and Athens Make a copy of this document and complete the information requested below. Sparta: Sparta was a polis that valued physical courage‚ strength and bravery in war. The Spartans gave their complete loyalty to the polis. Seven year old Spartan boys left their homes to train as soldiers in military camps. Spartan men lived and trained together. When a man married‚ he would continue to live with his fellow soldiers until he was about 30 years old. Both men and women
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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
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Both Sparta and Athens were Greek city-states. Sparta was a strict military ruled city-state where the people established themselves as a military power early. However Athens was more of a political city-state that was more involved with their economical stature than their military forces. Still changes from the Persian wars would change the powers of the city-state and somewhat unite them. <br> <br>Sparta was a strict military city-state. The people were Dorians who conquered Laconia. This region
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to live in Sparta instead of Athens. To start with‚ in Sparta‚ women had more rights than in Athens. For example‚ in Sparta‚ women had the same simple life as me‚ but they could speak with men outside on their own‚ own property‚ and even marry again if their first husband had been gone for a very long time. Meanwhile‚ in Athens‚ all women did was take care of the household‚ they couldn’t even go outside by themselves! Second‚ the education in Sparta is better. For instance‚ in Athens the purpose
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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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John Mulderig HIS_121_N*CTN*CTN2 Athens and Sparta: Opposites do not Attract Athens and Sparta‚ two civilizations of equal power‚ yet unequal mindsets: their societal views caused these two great empires to face a divide unlike any other in history. Sparta‚ with their cold iron and colder hearts left enemies in ruin. Athens was intelligent‚ yet militaristically inferior to Sparta. Allies during the 1000 years war‚ the two faced increasing animosity that eventually climaxed in ancient Greece
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many years. In the beginning‚ Athens and Sparta had lots of drastic differences in at least three ways. Athens
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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 and athletics
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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 (112)." This shows that in Athens the government was split up equally and in Sparta the government
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