The Political Structure Of Sparta, Athens And Sparta

Introduction. Sparta and Athens share some great similarities in their government structure, the biggest one being that all the respective free citizens possessed similar rights, but there are also striking differences, with Athens being culture-oriented while Sparta imprinted on a military lifestyle. In the following paragraphs we are going to analyse the similarities and differences between government in the two city states and how it was organised. How did people in Athens and Sparta obtain the right

Athenian and Spartans participation in public life Introduction Athens and Sparta were both Greek cities. You know well ancient Greek cities, we call "Poleis," were city-sates, which mean they have their own government. Athens was in central in Greece, and its location encouraged Athenians to look outward toward the world beyond the city. In contrast, Sparta was more isolated. It was located on a plain between mountains and the sea. Spartans were suspicious outsiders and their ideas. Spartan grew

Athens and Sparta: A look into their government In ancient Greece Athens and Sparta were known for being the biggest and most successful city states. Both Athens and Sparta were very influential and powerful polis, but they were very different from each other. They were not only different in their way of life, but their biggest difference was how they governed. Athens had a democratic government while Sparta had an oligarchy type government. In Athens free adult males over twenty who had Athenian

Athens vs. Sparta The Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta were similar in that they both denied women basic rights, but they are more different because of their culture and political structures. In both city-states, their social structures featured women as minorities. However, their customs and concepts differ tremendously. Generally, Sparta had a very strict military-based state, while Athens focused on the fine arts. Politically, the two city states differed in that Athens had a democracy

Introduction In this paper, we saw that Athens and Sparta were both Greek cities. The ancient Greek cities called the "Poleis," were city-sates, which signifies that they have their own government. Athens was in central in Greece, and its location foster Athenians to look outward toward the world to the farther side of the city. In comparison to that, Sparta was more separated from others. It was located on a plain between mountains and the sea. Spartans were suspicious outsiders and their ideas

not be a clear delineation between some of the elements and some practices may fall into multiple categories). The first element is the social element, which pertains to customs, education and grouping. Next is the political structure or governing body. Third is the economic structure to support the needs and wants of citizens only. The fourth element is communication, meaning to put sensory form to ideas, values and emotions; this includes but is not limited to speech. Fifth is religion, which attempts

Athens and Sparta: Life in the cities Greek and Roman Civilization University of the People July, 2017 Abstract Life in the ancient world was not that different from todays, the political life was managed by a minority as well as the majority of the people was on the side following directions from the leading class. Even though with deep differences on how the city sees the future and how they understood the world, the same views can be seen today in higher or smaller scale, some viewed the world

Written Assignment Unit 1 QUESTION Using material from the reading, answer the following question. How did people in Athens and Sparta obtain the right to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community? Who held public office? What rules governed the selection of public office holders? How were the two city-states similar in their governmental structures? How did they differ? The paper should be at least 500 words long with proper formatting and use of APA standards for

question. How did people in Athens and Sparta obtain the right to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community? Who held public office? What rules governed the selection of public office holders? How were the two city-states similar in their governmental structures? How did they differ? The reading for the week took us through history of Greece during the period from 800-323 BCE. The focus was on the Athens and Sparta. Athens was a democracy and Sparta was a form of aristocracy

Introduction Athens and Spartan culture was believed to be two polar opposites- but were they really? In our text this week we studied the two societies, and while there were many blatant differences, many similarities existed behind closed doors. The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways the two societies took part in public life, who held public office, the rules of voting the elected officials, and finally the governmental structures. Public Life Participation/Decisions Affecting