The Athenian Government. Good morning‚ ladies and gentlemen and chairperson. Before I begin‚ I would like to point out some imperfections in the previous speaker’s case. She mentioned that........ (insert first rebuttal point) Also‚ she made the allegation that..... (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
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Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel
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century‚ over such a long period of time‚ threre are still some similarities bewteen the Athenian democracy and our present democracy. Like our modern voting districts‚ the Athenian country was divided into separated units. In both systems citizens had to be registered to vote on laws and public policies. The citizens who are over 18-year-old of the state or country have the rights to vote and make decision. Athenian democracy also had similar body of government which includes the Assembly‚ the Council
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ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY Ever wonder where and how democracy began? According to an article entitled “Athenian Government Prior to Democracy”; ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth (1). Blackwell states that the name democracy comes from “demos-people and kratos-power”‚ meaning “power of the people” (2). Mills states that Athenian democracy did not come about easy‚ yet it was through
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classes as women were treated fairer in Sparta. Finally‚ A similarity is religion because religion was the exact same throughout all of Greece. One major difference between Sparta and Athens is education. Spartan education is more militaristic while Athenian education is more general. Spartan boys are educated and trained to fight in order to create
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The position of Athenian women in the classical period was that they were inferior to the male counterparts. Athens during the classical period was a predominantly patriarchal society‚ therefore‚ the division of labour was by gender; women were to tend to household duties while men worked outdoors. Athenian women were also expected to remain silent‚ they were a muted group which was expected to behave obediently‚ remain loyal and virtuous to their husbands. The idea of women being equal to their
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Women in Athens and Sparta “Men are free to roam outside‚ but the women must stay inside.” (Unknown Athenian)‚ this was true for most of human history‚ and Ancient Athens was no different. However in Ancient Sparta it was much different from the rest of Greece‚ and for that matter a majority of civilizations. Usually when people think of Athens they think of the Golden Age of Athens (480-322 B.C.) and think that men and women are prospering throughout Attica and it was more like the Roaring 20s
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The fall of the Roman Empire was inevitable by A.D. 476. Christianity had weakened the bonds that had held it together‚ the people became corrupt‚ and it got too big. It was also because of the barbarian attacks. All empires eventually fall and Rome’s time had come to an end. When discussing the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire one has to see that this occurred over many years and had many different facets. Each issue has to be addressed independently with the understanding that they simultaneously
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question through the assessment of values that the ancient Athenians attributed to their concept of democracy. ‘Mean’ is a very general word‚ and in this question could allow for all manner of possible answers‚ those focused on the practice of democracy‚ on the legal meaning‚ etc. But ‘mean’ implies interpretation and a certain degree of subjectivity by those trying to derive meaning. In this case‚ the term will refer to how the Athenians‚ as a people‚ perceived their democracy‚ in terms of both the
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Athenian Attitudes Toward the Authority of State Through the Eyes of Plato and Sophocles Ancient Athens was the first model of an established democracy in which the citizens had a say in the rulings. However‚ the Athenian’s views towards the power of their government are often overlooked because the direct democratic system seemed successful. Through close examination of the writings of Sophocles and Plato‚ one can discover the that the Athenian’s thoughts regarding the way they were governed‚ evolved
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