1-3 Part 1 Q 2. Athens/Sparta: ALERT: This question is not comparing Athens and Sparta First‚ Identify and analyze 5 components of Athens that gave it strength. Then 5 components that weakened it. Second‚ Identify and analyze 5 components of Sparta that gave it strength. Then 5 components that weakened it. (You probably will want to include consideration of the following aspects - political‚ social‚ economic‚ and cultural aspects). Third‚ 1 thing" you admired about Athens? 1 "thing" you disliked
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were forced to do if you lived in Ancient Greece. Spartans‚ Athenians‚ and many more that differ. I believe that Athens and Sparta had two totally different aspects on both political and social rules and situations. One reason that the political situation is different is because Athens choose their leader while Sparta´s leader was born into being their leader. I think that gave Athens more freedom kind of because they got to choose who was their leader and got to see who told them what to do while
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Democracy In Athens The city state of Athens was thought to be one of the first democracies ever. Cleisthenes made final reforms to the Athenian constitution and united four separate tribes in 507 B.C.E.. This became the seed of Athenian democracy. To this day‚ about 60% of all governments are democracies‚ which makes Athens the father of modern governing. However‚ by today’s standards‚ Athens was far from what one would call “democratic”. Athens had several democratic aspects to its society‚ but
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Sparta and Athens was totally different form of government. In Sparta we had a military system and in Athens a first form of democracy. The only things in common are that both cities were class-based society‚ but between them the classes were totally different. In fact in Sparta we had several class of population like: Sparta’s “Neighbors” or Periokoi. They were not Spartan citizens but they were free men‚ and were able to have autonomy domestic affairs‚ but were inferior to Spartans. Periokoi
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Greece? It is obvious‚ Athens is! Athens is the best city-state in Ancient Greece because it was a peaceful city-state. Athens had trade and there would be many sort of items from around Ancient Greece. Athens is also full of the wonderful arts. Athens is the best city-state in Ancient Greece because it was peaceful‚ it had trade‚ and lastly it was full of the arts. Athens is so clearly the best city-state because it was peaceful. In Athens one could relax. A citizen of Athens would not have to be
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a land to many city and States called poleis. Each Poleis had their own government‚ rulers‚ Laws. Along those those city-state‚ were two major cities-state called Athens and Sparta.. Athens and Sparta are different from each other in many different ways. Athens and Sparta have differ in their tradition culture‚ morals‚ beliefs. Athens and Sparta had distinct differences in every aspect of society. Both city-states felt the they were the strongest and the best‚ because of this conflict a war broke
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Athens is the most famous and most powerful city in Ancient Greece with many types of law and rulers. The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ATHENS is democracy‚ and it’s actually true‚ Athenians did invent the democracy and it’s still been using in many countries today‚ including Australia‚ America‚ the United Kingdom and Germany. Athens was founded a long way back‚ in 800 BC when the dark age ended in 860BC‚ and was ended when Alexander the Great in 360BC. The Athenian government
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Athens When one thinks of Ancient Greece‚ often one thinks of Athens. One of the two most notable states of Ancient Greece‚ Athens paved the road for history as we know it today. From Solon to Pericles‚ the people and government of Athens are some of the sires of the way we view government in the modern world. Why is this a problem? This is due to the fact that Athens had a large impact on the Greek world‚ laid the foundations of modern democracy‚ and consequently made the blueprints for the American
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Pericles‚ and His Influence on Athens Pericles became the leader of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War and was responsible for the rebuilding and reconstructing of this city. He became very powerful and well known through out the age of the 5th century‚ so powerful that this became known as the age of Pericles. He was the son of Xanthippus and Agariste. His father‚ Xanthippus was a military leader during the Peloponnesian Wars and was the victor at the Battle of Mycale. He would later
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CC Essay: Athens vs. Sparta From approximately the eighth century BCE to approximately 359 BCE‚ Classical Greece was in its “Golden Age”. This was time in which Greece made many artistic and political contributions so history as well as the time that the both Sparta and Athens were dominant city-states of Greece. Though they existed at the same time‚ both Athens and Sparta had their share of similarities and differences. Athens and Sparta were similar in the political aspect due to both having centralized
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