power‚ Athens became incredibly powerful‚ wealthy‚ and was the main power in the Ancient world. Not only was the Athenian empire strong in its culture and money making‚ its Navy was its strongest than any other power at the time. It was truly‚ incomparable at its golden age. Sadly‚ all golden ages end and the Athenian Empire fell. And boy did it fall hard. Athens rose to power with the help of trading‚ cultivation‚ raising animals‚ and mining. The geographical placement of Athens was
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Compare and contrast the city-states of Athens and Sparta politically and culturally In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country but rather a collection of separate city-states that were in some cases similar‚ in other cases different politically and culturally. The two most famous‚ powerful and influential city-states of that period were Athens and Sparta. Although Athens and Sparta had some cultural comparisons such as both were polytheistic societies sharing similar religious beliefs‚ their
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How was Sparta governed? The Spartan Government Ancient Spartan government was a complex system of intertwined elements‚ which affected the power control. In many ways‚ ancient Sparta was a communist state‚ with the lack of luxuries‚ other Grecian states enjoyed and the strict control for equality but was complicated with the almost religious need for a democratic vote. Sparta had three levels of government; the Kings’‚ the Gerousia‚ the Ephors and the Ekklesia‚ each having their own requirements
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In its early days‚ Sparta was social‚ and had contact with other city-states. Until‚ they made some drastic changes. They became warlike‚ and were almost undefeatable in land battle. Eventually‚ they built a fleet as well. Today‚ Sparta is well known for being the strongest‚ and most warlike of the ancient Greek city-states. Founded in the 10th century B.C.‚ Sparta was originally a social city-state‚ its people traded with other city-states‚ and craftsmen produced fine vases and metal workings. “The
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United States. The people who wanted the war were mostly Democrats and Southerners. Southerners supported the war because they were in hope that more land would be acquired meaning more states would be admitted into the union as slave states. For this same reason the Whig Party opposed the war because they were abolitionists. Abolitionists opposed slavery so with the addition of new slave states‚ their hopes of making the U.S a slave free country were thwarted. Abolitionists such as Members from
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government and warfare. Two powerhouses of Ancient Greece were the cities of Athens and Sparta‚ who led Greece in many of their endevours. Early Sparta and Athens was a building process with many ups and down of which they learnt how to run their cities. Early Sparta did not have enough land to support it’s growing population‚ so they conquered the neighbouring state of Messinia and doubled the amount of land that they had control of. Sparta then experienced a period of great wealth and power in the
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by its ways. Although Sparta and Athens were both Greek cities‚ their societies were different. Sparta was focused on having a perfect military‚ whereas Athenian daily life revolved learning and knowledge. When Spartan boys were being trained for an army‚ Athenian boys were being trained for life. Sparta was a city-state based on strict military ruling. Lives of Spartans revolved around military. The education given was meant to create Spartans into soldiers. Not only were the Spartans raised to
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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 work their own ancestral lands and give as much as half its produce to support Spartan citizens. Sparta’s unique dual kingship came from two separate royal tribes who traced their line back to legendary founders. There were three Ephors
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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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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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