Give me balance‚ give me equality. In all fairness I believe Athens had the better system of government. I have come to this conclusion that Athens had a better system because anyone could hold office and they had more equal rights as a citizen in the government. Moreover‚ addressing the 11 million undocumented immigrants‚ I strongly believe that the United States should allow the immigrants to continuously live in the United States under some conditions. The Athenian Democracy remains
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city called Sparta was the most military defended city of Greece‚ which set it apart from other cities. It was always known for it’s philosophy‚ architecture‚ and literature. Spartans were proud and fierce people. The city was called the City of Warriors. Education for the young was important‚ especially for the boys‚ who left home at the age of seven to learn to be a soldier. Training was horribly hard. It was designed so that they would survive anything during battle. They were not fed enough
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citizen of Athens? A Roman male? The requirements for an adult male to become a citizen of Athens was you parents had to be free-born Athenians and had to be completely educated and two years of military training. The requirements for Roman mate to become a citizen your parents were married in certain areas of Roman Empire and you parents were born a citizen. Also‚ you have limited rights and could own property‚ but not vote or public office. 2. Could women become citizens in Athens and Rome? Could
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always been glamorous?” I believe there were many reasons why individuals should not have moved to ancient Greece during 430-429 BC. Four themes were used to support how war and diseases affect this civilization; the themes used were geography‚ science and technology‚ history‚ and culture. Generally‚ I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War was just beginning. Athens was powerful and tension between Sparta and Athens was growing. If someone was Athenian
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city-state to city-state. Athens practiced democracy‚ Sparta practiced oligarchy‚ Athens in the early time practiced Aristocracy‚ Mycenae practiced monarchy‚ the people of Mycenae are satisfied with their king as supreme leader while tyranny was practiced by Hyppias in Athens in early time before Athens embrace democracy but not without repercussion. To cut the long story short‚ differences between these form of governments are given in the table below: Direct democracy Athens at about 500 BC was an
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was derived from ancient Athens. Ancient Athens was very important in history because it was the first government to run as a democracy. Without their ideas‚ many other countries would not have a democracy. In Athens‚ women did not have a lot of freedom and spent most of their days in the house as a housewife. They were considered only one class above slaves and were practically an object that their husband owned. The role of women has improved a lot from Ancient Athens to modern American society
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Fellow Athenians‚ Our beloved city has fallen to our greatest rival‚ Sparta. They have destroyed our great walls and warships. We are with no government. I am here to help with my money. You may be thinking how‚ but I am a young man with wealth. I am offering my wealth to Athens. You may be asking why or how can we trust you and the answer is I am willing to give all my wealth to Athens the city that will be. Even though‚ I will be helping to fund the city’s construction the rest
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had been enslaved by the Egyptians. “Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died‚ but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly‚ increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.” (Ex 1:6-7) This quote provides the example
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Resources of Ancient Sparta: * Sparta situated in Eurotas Valley in the heart of Laconia - One of the most fertile plains in Ancient Greece. - Eurotas River flowed through the valley. -Mountain ranges surrounded the valley; >Eurotas Mt range to the west >Pernon Mt range to the East >Arcadian Mt range to the North - Varying climate‚ Hot it summer and cold in winter with snow covering the surrounding mountains -Rainfall was light but adequate * Sparta consisted of 5 villages
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Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man‚ no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women‚ Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society‚ they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens
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