here is a reason Sparta is still taught in schools today.Sparta was a Greek city state that sits on the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a military based city state. The Spartan strengths outweigh the weaknesses because they had an advanced military‚ women were respected‚ and they trained their soldiers at a young age.To begin with‚ Sparta had an advanced military.In Document C‚ the text states “Spartan krypteia [crip-TEE-a]‚ a kind of secret police or special-operation unit.”The krypteia was a group
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Rome and Sparta: two revolutionary societies not to be reckoned with. Both places destroyed‚ conquered‚ infiltrated‚ and struck fear in the eyes of many peoples. The rise and falls of both places left a permanent footprint of governmental and military ideas that run the world today. Rome and Sparta were both strong in ways of life‚ government‚ and military; but where they are different they are also the same and with those ideas Rome and Sparta left a legacy held true today. Sparta was located
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Sparta is a city-state located on a peninsula called Peloponnese in Greece. Sparta was very abusive to their people especially their slaves‚ I believe that when Sparta fell apart that it was a good thing. Sparta abused their slaves and would kill them whenever something didn’t go their way. Sparta’s society revolves around war/military battles and fighting each other. The boys were forced to play war games and some ended in death. Sparta’s weaknesses outweigh the strengths because the Spartan boys
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After consultations with its allies‚ Sparta sent a deputation to Athens demanding certain concessions‚ such as the immediate expulsion of the Alcmaeonidae family including Pericles and the retraction of the Megarian Decree‚ threatening war if the demands were not met. The obvious purpose of these proposals was the instigation of a confrontation between Pericles and the people; this event‚ indeed‚ would come about a few years later. At that time‚ the Athenians unhesitatingly followed Pericles’ instructions
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‘The real political leadership of Sparta rested with the elders and the Ephors. To what extent is an accurate description to the government of Sparta? In the Spartan political system‚ power was divided among kings‚ Ephors and the Gerousia which was the council of elders. There were five magistrates called Ephors‚ one that was from each territorial region. It is supposed that the Ephors were established as part of the political system early in the Spartan history. The five Ephors were selected yearly
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In this case‚ children who were deemed unworthy were thrown into a mountain chasm for nature to take its course (Population control in Ancient Sparta). Using this method would not only allow for a decrease in population‚ but also give assurance that these children will be more likely to succeed. Of course in the modern era‚ we do not explicitly need to have a super army‚ but testing people’s based
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Case Questions 1. When Sparta increased their price of nonglare glass from $2.15 to $2.36 per square foot‚ they expected competitors to follow this and increase their prices as well. However‚ competitors did not follow this pricing change and SGP had a large loss of market share. Matthews believed if SGP returned to a price of $2.15 the company could regain a major portion of its original market share with sales of 275‚000 square ft. Because SGP has a great reputation‚ their sales should not fall
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Ancient Greece Sparta‚ one of the powerful city-states‚ retains this name for good reason. They took over Messenia and used the land wisely‚ by making a government using the Code of Lycurgus. The Spartan women were given a lot more freedom compared to other Greek city-states; thus‚ every person provided a part in the development of their city. They represented duty‚ strength‚ discipline‚ beauty‚ and freedom of thought. Spartans valued power and built their city-state to protect themselves
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Sparta Sparta was a city-sate in ancient Greece. It was located in Laconia‚ the south-eastern Peloponnese. It was built on the Eurotas River‚ which was the main river of Laconia; this gave them a fresh source of water. Sparta is known for its military dominance. What gave it this reputation was defeating its rival city state Athens in the Peloponnesian War. Sparta had very brutal training of their warriors‚ in fact‚ most the culture was based around its military and the training of its warriors
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Rome. Raphael died in Rome on his 37th birthday‚ April 6‚ 1520. School of Athens Brief History: Raphael painted the School of Athens from-1510 1512. He was commissioned by pope Julius II‚ with the recommendation of Donato Bramante‚ the pope’s architect‚ to work in the Vatican. His first work the School of Athens was loved so much by the pope that he commissioned Raphael to paint the entire papal suite. In the School of Athens‚ philosophers and intellects from different time
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