In this essay you will be informed about Sparta and Athens. The similarities and differences about the two. The government they both have or share. How their military was and how they were different. How their religion was and how they worshiped their gods. How their agriculture was for them. How their schooling was, and how long they were in school. How the women were treated between the two cities. If people were able to travel or not from their city-states. The Spartan government was an oligarchy. Oligarchy is a small group of people having control of a country. Sparta had a council of elders made up of 28 citizens. Sparta had two kings that ruled over the city. The council of elders was made up up of the highest social class. The council
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The boys would be token from their moms and not be able to see them again till they turned 20. Which then that is when they were allowed to marry. The Spartans had a military strategy called the phalanx. Which was made up of 500 men that had long spears and a shield. The reason for this they tried out numbering their enemy. The goal of every Spartan women was to give birth to healthy sons.
The Athenian military was a strong navy which means they were strong on the water. Athens had a large amount of warships. The Athenian Naval army consisted of 80,000 men which were running 400 ships. The rowers of the ships were slaves or poor people from Athens or local city-states. The main vessels the Athenian navy used were called triremes.
The Spartan religion was a polytheistic which means worshipped many gods and goddess. The main gods for Sparta were in olympus. Their main god was Zeus which was the ruler over the sky and thunder storms. The spartans believed the gods were to be obeyed and respected without question. Zeus was connected to all of the olympian gods in some type of …show more content…
The Athenians main god was Athena which was a girl goddess. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, of warfare, and of crafts. She ranked as Zeus’s favorite child and one of the most powerful of the 12 olympian gods. Many rulers sought her power of wisdom through government and military matters.
The Spartans agriculture, in Sparta subject Greeks, the helots, formed major labour force for farming. Hilly ground was terraced which means having been formed into a number of level areas resembling a series of steps. The three most goods were cereal, olives, and wine. Sparta kept grazing and working animals for the land and for leather. The spartans multi cropped which means they planted more than just one crop in a field.
The Athens agriculture, In Athens, seems most farmland was controlled by the propertied rich, managed in separate units. The olive became the symbol of the identity of Athens. Owning small farms in different parts of a territory. Most of the land in Athens was owned by rich citizens. The land was taken care of by the slaves or poor folks that needed extra money. The land in Athens economically of greatest value and status in terms of political, social and symbolic
The boys would be token from their moms and not be able to see them again till they turned 20. Which then that is when they were allowed to marry. The Spartans had a military strategy called the phalanx. Which was made up of 500 men that had long spears and a shield. The reason for this they tried out numbering their enemy. The goal of every Spartan women was to give birth to healthy sons.
The Athenian military was a strong navy which means they were strong on the water. Athens had a large amount of warships. The Athenian Naval army consisted of 80,000 men which were running 400 ships. The rowers of the ships were slaves or poor people from Athens or local city-states. The main vessels the Athenian navy used were called triremes.
The Spartan religion was a polytheistic which means worshipped many gods and goddess. The main gods for Sparta were in olympus. Their main god was Zeus which was the ruler over the sky and thunder storms. The spartans believed the gods were to be obeyed and respected without question. Zeus was connected to all of the olympian gods in some type of …show more content…
The Athenians main god was Athena which was a girl goddess. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, of warfare, and of crafts. She ranked as Zeus’s favorite child and one of the most powerful of the 12 olympian gods. Many rulers sought her power of wisdom through government and military matters.
The Spartans agriculture, in Sparta subject Greeks, the helots, formed major labour force for farming. Hilly ground was terraced which means having been formed into a number of level areas resembling a series of steps. The three most goods were cereal, olives, and wine. Sparta kept grazing and working animals for the land and for leather. The spartans multi cropped which means they planted more than just one crop in a field.
The Athens agriculture, In Athens, seems most farmland was controlled by the propertied rich, managed in separate units. The olive became the symbol of the identity of Athens. Owning small farms in different parts of a territory. Most of the land in Athens was owned by rich citizens. The land was taken care of by the slaves or poor folks that needed extra money. The land in Athens economically of greatest value and status in terms of political, social and symbolic