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    and religion. As a rule‚ in spite of the fact that‚ the city-states did not get along. Two of the most famous and powerful city-states were Sparta and Athens. In the event that anybody nowadays were given the opportunity to travel in time to live in one of those two city-states‚ Sparta should certainly be the one they chose. Sparta is far predominant to Athens since their armed force was vicious and defensive‚ young ladies received some education and ladies had more freedom than in other polis. To

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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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    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 Greek

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    Greece a country united by its name‚ but divided 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

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    aathens and sparta

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    The Compare and Contrast of Athens and Sparta Gregory Smith pd.1 8/29/13 Athens Sparta About: The capital and largest city of Greece. Known in Greek as Sparti. The city lies at the southern end of the central Laconian plain‚ on the right bank of the Eurotas River. Country: Greece Greece Population (Modern): 3‚761‚811 18‚184 Population (Ancient): 140‚000 100‚000 Region: Attica Laconia Climate: Mediterranean climate. Fairly temperate but very dry. Economy (Modern):

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    Athens vs. Sparta Essay During Ancient Times‚ many civilizations emerged from darkness and became powers in a world so small that half of it hadn’t been discovered. One of these famed civilizations was the Greek Civilization. The Greek Civilization was divided into cities known as Poleis that had their own government and culture. Sparta and Athens‚ the two most important Greek city states‚ were different in government‚ society and daily life. During the Greek Civilization‚ two forms of governments

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    Pluralistic. There are many differences between these two types of societies. A good example of a monolithic society is Sparta and a good example of a pluralistic society is Athens. The city states of these two societies were big rivals for the leadership of ancient Greece. Because of the many differences in their lifestyles the rivalry between these two societies is stronger. Sparta is a very monolithic society. A monolithic society is a closed society. A closed society is not open to new ideas‚ trade

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    The Strength of Sparta

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    The Strength of Sparta The strength of a state depends on the amount of glory within. Every man needs to be courageous in order for the whole to thrive. If an army is successful‚ it’s because each warrior had courage. In Sparta‚ if everyone didn’t excel at the same level‚ there wouldn’t be excellence as a whole. The amount of courage that a hoplite exhibited also showed how strong the state was. The state was above the self. Education is one form of building up the people to be stronger

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    Government in Sparta

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    Government in Ancient Sparta Supposedly formed by Lycurgus‚ the government in Sparta is very unique in that it is an Oligarchy; combining monarchy‚ aristocracy and democracy. The reason for this is that few people actually ruled Sparta‚ and their power or time in office was limited to avoid corruption. There were two kings to keep a check on one another‚ there were 28 members of the Gerousia – a council of elders that included the two kings‚ five ephors who held in their hands the highest of

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    Overpopulation In Sparta

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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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