throughout our country. In ancient Greece‚ however‚ a model citizen in Athens would be considered severally lacking in character if they were transplanted in Sparta. Ancient Greek cities‚ like Athens and Sparta‚ differed greatly in their idea of the ideal citizen in regard to government‚ occupation‚ and social relationships. Athens and Sparta had different forms of government in accordance with their values. The city of Athens was well known for its direct democratic form of government and is often
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appearance of the democratic society of Athens. Even though its formation was a tumultuous affair wrought with power struggles and revolts‚ the leadership of several key figures such as Cleisthenes and Themistocles allowed the city-state to become prosperous and powerful‚ with democracy taking center stage. In fact‚ the citizen rights of political‚ economic and individual freedom all became essential to the system of rule of the Polis. These values helped Athens flourish culturally as well as scientifically
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In Sparta‚ the economy meant two things : the system of wealth creation and the state of the countrys prosperity. The economy has four essential features‚ natural resources‚ economic objectives (military state)‚ distribution of land and the roles of Perioikoi and Helots. These features are inter-related and work together in order to achieve the economic objective‚ which was to maintain a military dominance. This priority of maintaining a military state‚ and the ineffectiveness of some of these structures
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democracy from which evolved from classical Athens‚ to which has shaped our understanding of the political system which we use today. ’ The involvement of the Delian League sets forth the ideas of the Athens Empire‚ which slowly advances into Athens democracy. Classical Athens is recorded as being part a peak of talent and infrastructure such as art‚ architecture‚ theater‚ and philosophy. These bring forth the journey of change from empirical states of Athens to democratic states. The classical period
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Athens Vs. Sparta Tyler King Greece‚ a country united by its name‚ but divided by its opinions‚ was separated into many city-states. The two most authoritative states were the two that were always at war. These very distinct provinces were that of Sparta and Athens. Sparta was focused on having a perfect military‚ whereas Athens made it a point to have a perfect government for their people. Athenian daily life revolved around learning and knowledge where a Spartan male devoted his time to the
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Greek city states were Sparta and Athens‚ which were at the other end of this scale. When it comes to politics‚ they could not be more dissimilar. In the Peloponnesus peninsula of southern Greece‚ the vast and rich plain of Laconia was home to ancient Sparta. Athens‚ along with the Attica region it surrounds‚ is a major hub of both culture and commerce. Many essential elements of Western civilization‚ such as theater and ethical philosophy‚ originated in Athens (Brand‚
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Ancient Athens was the first civilization to use democracy. They had a direct democracy which means all citizens voted on laws. There was no leadership position but there was a council‚ Citizens Assembly and courts. The council was made up of five hundred people‚ chosen randomly‚ who proposed laws and served for one year. The citizens assembly was made up of all citizens who voted on laws. The courts were five hundred to two thousand five hundred citizen jurors. To be a citizen in ancient Athens you
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Civilization How did people in Athens and Sparta acquire the right to partake in public life and create decisions affecting the community? When we talk about Spartan citizens‚ a distinction must be created between the true citizens of Sparta and those belonging to the peoples and annexed poleis. The latter were called Helots and had no rights but were deemed slaves and‚ therefore‚ could not partake in political life. If‚ on the other hand‚ you were male and free citizens of Sparta‚ then you could enter the
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Sparta’s government is better than Athens government because sparta had better leadership and organization of government. Sparta had an oligarchy government. Sparta had a system of leadership. Sparta was a strong military state and Athens . Sparta has an oligarchy government. An oligarchy government means that only a small group of people are leading the group and making decisions. Athens has a democracy. Democracy means that the people rule the country. Democracies are bad because then everybody
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POLITICAL DIFFERENCES OF SPARTA AND ATHENS Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful and well known cities among all the Greek nations. Most would find it easier to find more similarities among these two groups of mighty people. But there are some differences between these two power houses. For instance the way that these cities were governed and their political procedures and functions were quite different from each other. One major difference between the two cities was
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