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. Spartan grew what they needed
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
are the Athenians and the Spartans. Athens was the capital and largest city of Greece. In ancient times, its population was 140,000 people. This civilization was dependent on trade and agriculture. The Athenians invented democracy. Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece. Spartan culture was centered on loyalty to the state and military service. As this essay continues, you will see the similarities and differences between these two civilizations. Athens began as a small community and grew
UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE HIST 1421 GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILIZATION 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
the People Introduction Athens and Sparta were the two largest, most influential and powerful states of Ancient Greece. One was politically the antithesis of the other yet they shared similarities as well. In comparing them, we will look at who was able to participate in public life and exert influence, how public offices were regulated within the two city-states, and the implications of their respective governmental structures. Discussion of how people in Athens and Sparta obtained the right to participate
HIST 1421 Greek and Roman Civilization Written Assignment Unit 1 The people of Athens and Sparta operated under different systems of government. There are many differences between the two, but also some similarities. In the following paper, I will discuss how the citizens of each city-state obtained the right to participate, who held public office and how were they selected, and the similarities and differences between the two systems of government. I was not the right of every person living within
Planning Investigation: This investigation will answer the question “What were the differences and similarities of the roles of women in Athens and Sparta?” This question is relevant due to the fact that the role of women and how they were treated back then are very different than today and we’ve come a long way since then in terms of women’s rights. It’s also important to see the drastic differences between the roles of women from one Greek city to another. The issues that will be addressed are
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
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
topic off we need to know exactly, what is a polis? A polis is the early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or a town and its surrounding countryside (McGraw). If we think about Greek city-state’s we immediately think about Athens and Sparta. Now, many people get these cities confused and some even think they are one in the same. Athens and Sparta contrast in many ways such as their government, economy, and the treatment of their women. However, Athens and Sparta compare in few ways the biggest