government‚ although the political structure was different. The cultures of the Athenians and Spartans were wildly different. Athenian women were not educated nor did they have any rights‚ but as mothers of warriors‚ Spartan women did have rights because they were expected to take care of the duties around the house when the men were away at war or on military duty. Thus‚ it could be viewed that Spartan women had some rights similar to other Greek men. In both societies‚ the victors captured their
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higher chance of victory at war.” (1.80). Therefrom‚ due to these important facts‚ the wise king Archidamus strongly encourages their population to postpone their attack and to prepare their army instead. In preparation for their postponed war‚ the Spartans must gather new allies and new resources. By doing so‚ they will establish a “better position in countering their Athenians foes.”(1.82). Moreover‚ King Archidamus argues that to abstain their attack and act cautious is not an act of cowardice‚ but
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HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT IN EDCATION ASSIGNMENT: Compare and contrast the system of education in ancient Sparta and Athens and point out the relevance of these experiences to the modern theory and practice in education. INTODUCTION: (A) SPARTAN EDUCATION: When a boy child was born‚ the city-state of Sparta gave him a piece of land thus making him a full citizen of Sparta. The father had the right to raise him and teach him the basics until the age of 7. The boy would then be educated communally
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than slaves‚ Spartan women were independent and could even own property
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on the archaeological reports of many digs in Sparta and Laconia‚ argued that there was a slow change in Spartan practices‚ not the sharp break that a ‘revolutionary lawgiver’ model implies. Hooker and Hodkinson have analysed patterns of Spartan religion and systems of landholding and transference of wealth to allow us to assess features of the communal and economic life of Sparta. Spartan Religion In the Carneia festival‚ a group of young men called ‘grape-cluster runners’ chased after a man
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the amount of land that they had control of. Sparta then experienced a period of great wealth and power in the Greek region until‚ the Messinian people who had been enslaved by the Spartans revolted wanting their freedom and land back. It took Sparta twenty years to conquer the revolt and it became clear that the Spartans had to change their way of life. So‚ they turned themselves into a military state‚ establishing their military power across Greece. Unlike Sparta‚ Athens was not a military-based
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Argumentative Essay Sparta vs. Athens Sparta and Athens were two Greek city-states. Geographically‚ they are very close to one another‚ but each had their different views on beliefs‚ values‚ life styles‚ and culture. The Spartans were always preparing themselves for battle and war. They developed “a militaristic society ruled by two kings and an oligarchy‚ or a small group that exercised political control” (ushistory.org). The Athenians‚ however‚ were a city-state that was known for its significant
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Spencer Ramsey 330-910-RE Thursday March 6th‚ 2014 Connie Galatas Short Assignment #2 (10%) Women in Athens & Sparta Considered two of the most notorious cities in Greek history‚ it is actually one of the few things Athens and Sparta share in common. The two cities took two separate paths towards power. Athens focusing on its politics while Sparta focused on military. These individual ways of life impacted both cities‚ creating large differences between the two societies‚ including how
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In Thucydides’‚ The History of The Peloponnesian War‚ there are many themes that are illustrated throughout various passages. One major theme can be found in book 2‚ chapter 53‚ where Thucydides describes the situation in Athens after it had been stricken with plague during the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides uses his account of the plague to suggest that war is a violent teacher. Among other passages in his work he also suggests that in war‚ no matter how wealthy and prepared the participants may
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Tutorial 2: Introduction to Using the PicoBlaze Microcontroller 1 The Spartan-3E Tutorial 2: Introduction to using the PicoBlaze Microcontroller Version 1.0 Author: Jasmine Banks © 2012‚ Queensland University of Technology Xilinx Spartan-3E Project Navigator Version 14.3 Tutorial 2: Introduction to Using the PicoBlaze Microcontroller 2 Xilinx Spartan-3E Project Navigator Version 14.3 Tutorial 2: Introduction to Using the PicoBlaze Microcontroller 3 Acknowledgements
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