Athens and Sparta were two very different and at the same time similar civilizations. Sparta was a very militarized society where the growth in economy and population was important. Athens was a democratic society where growth in economy and population was also important. Overall a comparison of Athens and Sparta reveals the many differences between civilizations in this period in time but at the same time shows many similarities. Athens was a civilization with a government built around democracy
Athens and Sparta may be close on a map but are immensely far apart when it comes to how the two civilizations acted. Athens valued learning and philosophical teachings, teaching their kids from an exceptionally young age. On the other hand Sparta was a very war based city-state were all males joined the military and weak kids were even killed. Athens and Sparta had few similarities they consist mainly of the basics including slaves, religion, and language. The two Greek city-states were extremely
Athens was the front- and- center city-state of Greece. Sparta was named the guardians of Greece for their military. People fight over who is better, Sparta or Athens? What choice will you make? Now when I say, front-and-center, I mean that Athens was the most powerful city state in Greece. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they were better than Sparta. When you think of Greece, you think of Sparta and Athens. Why do our minds go straight to these powerful city-states of Greece? Well, these
Greek city, Sparta, we often relate it to the capital of Greece, which is Athens. Although there were similarities in the two cities, including their geographical locations, there was also a strong rivalry between them, caused by the desire to gain power, protection, and many other factors. Understandably, because Sparta and Athens were located so close to each other there were many similarities as well as differences, in terms of their society, economy, and political standpoints. Athens, named after
essentially powerful among other. They are Athens and Sparta. These two city-states were the reason that the ancient Greece was globally recognized. Although both of these states share a similarity in how they existed or originated, however, there are several differences in how they lived. While the city of Athens was a cultural and economic stronghold in Greece, and fundamentally regarded as the birthplace of western democracy, the opposite was the case in Sparta. Sparta was a society that breeds warriors
reading the Unit 2 assignment It appears that the between Sparta and Athens, the Spartans are the only state that recognized Monarchs. The Spartans had 2x Kings that had very little to do with the day to day operations of the State of Sparta, but had a lot to do with conducting warfare ! So at home the kings had basically NO influence, but during periods of war they held all the cards and were the sole judge and jury, decision maker. Now in Sparta during periods of war the King in the field had supreme
At first glance, Sparta and Athens appeared as two very different poleis of Ancient Greece. However, if one examined the pair more closely, they could see more similarities. Nevertheless, the similarities are on a broader level and differences still remained. Both Sparta and Athens fit the definition of a polis. I would define a polis as city-state – an urban center with countryside. An essential factor is some amount of unity. With this, the people of city-state could band together and take
Culture in Greece used the sea and other valuable resources to become a major part in Grecian history. This cultural exchange that happened between Athens and Sparta that led to the Peloponnesian war would affect both societies greatly in ways they did not see coming. Driven by their King Darius, Persia attempted to conquer Athens in 490 BC. During the war between the Athenians and the Persians, Athenians used the sea to drive
Ancient Athens and Sparta were about as different as Greek city-states could be. Athens was rich with culture, paving the way for theater, music, poetry and democracy. Alternatively, Sparta was strictly militarized, spent no time on the arts, and was governed by an oligarchy. But despite their differences, their governments did have some similarities. To be able to participate in public life and pass the legislature in Athens was a bit easier than it was in Sparta. Cleisthenes tries to establish
The political systems of ancient Greece’s Spartan and Athenian societies stood opposite to each other. Where Sparta was ruled by the few in an Oligarchy, Athens developed the humanities’ first democracy. This paper compares and contrasts some of the differences between these two Greek powers during the Archaic and Classical periods (800-323 BCE). Historical Background On one side was Sparta, a warrior society that focused on land-based armies and agriculture on Southern Greece’s Peloponnesus peninsula