Athens and Sparta in the ancient Greece world are both revered by many modern civilizations as being foundry influences on modern democracy. The two city states‚ however‚ were polar opposites in how they viewed democracy and ran their government. Sparta was known for its military prowess and power‚ while Athens has always been famed for its progress in the arts and sciences. While both being developmentally different and butting heads sometimes‚ they both were integral voices on how similar democratic
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The three ancient cultures I chose to examine and analyze how they balanced power and justice are Sparta‚ Egypt‚ and Mesopotamia and will do so with laws and rulers. To begin the Spartan civilization we should look at their leader and king. The king has powers called royal rights. One of these rights is to declare war on whatever or whoever he wants with no objections by anyone‚ “and the right of making war against whatsoever land they please‚ and that no man of the Spartans shall hinder this right
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In ancient Greek times two city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ dominated all of the Greek peninsula in their own way. The time the city-states flourished was in the late B.C. Both city-states were a success as they develop into the strongest Greek states. Whereas many people believe that Athens and Sparta are similar‚ the city-states are vastly different based on their ways of living‚ their government styles‚ and their military. Athenians and the Spartans have different ways of living as they focus
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I would like to live in Athens rather than Sparta. This is my choice. I would like to suggest this to you. It is interesting and I think you will agree too. There are several reasons why I think Athens is better place to live than Sparta. First‚ Athens is a democratic city. I think it is very important to let us have a chance to vote or to choose things that we want‚ or I think the city will be very cruel and scary. However‚ Sparta is one of the city-states that have communist government. It is seem
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Sparta and Athens‚ two famous greek city-states in the ancient world have various similarities and differences according to their culture‚ government‚ education‚ political structure and more. However‚ if I was a wealthy woman and I had to choose one between the two I would choose to live in Sparta‚ because they would value me more than people in Athens would. The first reason why I would prefer Sparta is because of their education system. In Sparta I would be trained from a young age in arts and
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abide by the rules of the treaty so we must show them they cannot disrespect Sparta. The battle will take place in 3 days on an open plain outside of Leuctra. I have heard Sparta has gather a decent amount of men to help fight this battle. I believe I heard we will be bringing 11‚000 to the battlefield. I do not know how many we will face‚ but I do know that we will win and show those heathens never to disrespect Sparta again. I have talked to a blacksmith who is a good friend of my fathers and he
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Joshua Paul Mr. Zlotin Global History And Geography I 14 January 2014 Real Sparta Vs. 300 Sparta “THIS IS SPARTA”‚ a famous quote from the Hollywood movie 300 (2006)‚ is this movie by Zack Snyder true to what really happen? Sparta was a city-state in south west of Ancient Greece with a strict set of eugenics. Sparta was one of the two biggest and strongest city-states and is considered to have the strongest Army of its time. Persia was the super power of its time‚ it had expanding borders
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Ancient Greece Greece The Greek peninsula has been culturally linked with the Aegean Islands‚ and the west coast of Asia Minor since the Neolithic Age. The numerous natural harbors and close-lying islands lead to a unified‚ maritime civilization. However cultural unity did not produce political unity. Mountain ranges and deep valleys separated the peninsula into small economic and political units. Constant feuding between cities and surrounding empires for political power made Greece the sight
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Do the strengths outweigh the weaknesses? Sparta was the strongest military force in the ancient greek times‚ with the battle strategy the phalanx no one could take the vicious spartans down. They trained the soldiers at a young age so‚ they knew the battle strategies like the back of their hand. The strengths of Sparta outweighs the weaknesses. The strengths of Sparta are that they had an advanced military‚ they respected and trained the women‚ and they trained the soldiers when the soldiers
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Athens and Sparta were two Greek poleis that coexisted between 750-c. 500 B.C.E. (Duiker 119). Even though these two city-states were similar in a few ways‚ they were different in many more ways‚ so they didn’t particularly get along very well. Almost every aspect of their lives was different‚ from their government systems‚ to their views on men and women‚ and finally to their lasting effects on Greek history and culture. Despite their differences‚ they both influenced Greece and the Mediterranean
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