the two royal families in Sparta. Upon the passing of his father and older brother‚ Lycurgus nurtured the successor towards the throne. Due to rumours that incriminated him implying that he would attempt to kill his nephew to gain control and power Lurcurgus departed vowing only to return when his nephew bore an heir. Traveling to Crete‚ he carefully studied the forms of government within this island and modified different concepts to what he thought to be useful for Sparta. He also travelled to Ionia
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The daily life in ancient Athens was kind of unfair especially for women and slaves. In Athens Women had their own separate lives from men and couldn’t leave the house without permission of the men in charge. Men had their responsibilities‚ like their jobs and duties‚ and laws which had to be followed by everyone. Children lived an okay & simple life until the age of six. But in Sparta it was different from Athens because it was fair for both genders. And in both city-states Slavery was the same
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PARTHENON BUILDING The Parthenon is one of the many buildings on the Acropolis of Athens which symbolized the Athenians’ wealth and power. The original building on the site was built as an offering to honor the goddess Athena because the people of ancient Athens believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Therefore‚ the temple is dedicated to Athena Parthenos. Parthenon was built in the year 448 BC and was
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ENGLISH HL World Literature Paper 1 The influence of the Id of the characters in “Lysistrata” and “Candide” on their ego and super ego Freud theorized that the psyche was sectioned into 3 segments; the id‚ the ego and the super ego. According to his theory‚ Freud believes that the id wants whatever feels good at the time with no regard for the reality of the situation (Id‚ Ego‚ Superego np). For example‚ “a child is hungry‚ the id wants food‚ therefore the child cries” (Id‚ Ego‚ Superego
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The two most powerful city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ had put aside their mutual suspicions stemming from their clash at the time of Cleisthenes’ reforms in order to share the leadership of the united Greek military forces. Their attempt to continue this cooperation after the repulse of the Persians‚ however‚ ended in failure. Out of this failure arose the so-called Athenian Empire‚ a modern label invented to point out the political and economic dominance Athens came to exercise over other Greek
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the Spartan agoge and what did the agoge contribute to Spartan society? Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution‚ which completely focused on military training and excellence. From the age of seven a Spartan boy would compete in a series of stages which help constructs the identity for which these Spartan warriors are known to be. With knowledge passed through such an education Sparta was able to produce a military force like no other. This education system was
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Industry Study – Amerind Report Amerind is a company that offers a range of natural and reconstituted veneers which are pressed on MDF‚ plywood and particle board substrates sourced from managed forests and plantations. The company started in 1971. Their goals is to provide quality laminates and laminated panels. They also do flooring‚ working plywoods and other timbers. The company is a multinational corporation. Amerind has manufacturing facilities in Victoria‚ New South Wales and Western Australia
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Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ from The Politics‚ c. 340 BCE The words constitution and government have the same meaning‚ and the government‚ which is the supreme authority in states‚ must be in the hands of one‚ or of a few‚ or of the many. The true forms of government‚ therefore‚ are those in which the one‚ or the few‚ or the many‚ govern with a view to the common interest; but governments which rule with a view to the private interest‚ whether of the one or of the few‚ or of the many‚ are perversions
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or controlled by the activities of the citizens of the polis. The polis was a type of force as well as alliance‚ thanks to it’s strength in numbers. Sparta and Athens both thought very highly of the polis‚ however they did different things to fulfill it. Their education varied‚ as well as their political rights and their economic standings. Athens was a democracy‚ in which all adult male citizens could participate in government and vote. There was no president‚ any man who was sufficient enough
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powerful. Sparta was the capital of the state of Laconia in the southeastern Peloponnese region of ancient Greece. Sparta was ruled by two kings who performed all military‚ judicial‚ and religious functions. Five ephors‚ or overseers‚ supervised the kings and legislative bodies. Sparta distinguished itself from other Greek city-states by conquering through military might and not relying on overseas colonies to satisfy its growing population. Because they focused on military rule‚ Sparta conquered
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