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Did women have more rights in either of the city-states Sparta or Athens?
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The women of Sparta had rights, participating in sports and open lifestyle, compared with Athenian women who were kept in purdah in the home rearing children and working in the house and garden.
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All the differences between Athens and Sparta?
Sparta: better military, more rights for woman, oligarchy government, land locked Athens: better navy, less rights for woman, good democratic government, near a good source of water Please note that even though Athens had a smaller army, they could still win. Remember the battle of the Marathon? They were greatly outnumbered, but still claimed victory. For more information, click the Explore link in the Sparta link in the Related link.
After Athens lost the peloponnesian war to Sparta the rights of its citizens were sharply limited a group called the thirty tyrants ruled Athens what of these types of government describes the few?
Oligarchy
Is Athens better than Sparta?
The Athens society was far better than that of Sparta since Athens was more intellectual and wanted to learn and develop; they were not just focused on war. Sparta was much more practical and learning how to fight was any Spartan's top priority. Athens developed the democracy as well.
What are the main characteristics of Athens and Sparta?
Sparta had a more militaristic state than Athens. Sparta had all men training for the military at age seven and ending at age sixty (so basically their whole life was for the military). Also, Sparta valued women much more than Athens. In Athens, women had no rights at all and were only there to reproduce and to clean up after the men and manage the home. They also took care of the babies. Unlike the Sparta women who were allowed to have military training (but could not serve in the military), play sports, learn about the arts, go out in public, and own property/stores. Those from Sparta were descendants of the Dorian invaders, however those from Athens were descendants of the Ionians. Athens founded democracy, and believed that the individual was important, while Sparta believed in the state rather than the individual, with a government based on a oligarchic system. Sparta based their society on the repression of 'Helots' (slaves). Athens freed their slaves and abolished debt slavery.
Did women in Sparta or Athens have more rights?
Women is Sparta had more rights than women in athens. For example: women in Sparta could inherite property while women in Athens could not. Women in Athens were also opressed... they had children and were expected to be a good house wife, being a weaver or potter. Women in Sparta were not oppresed because their husbands were never at home (either at war or in the barracks) Spartan women were supposed to have healthy babies each year (if they babies were unhealthy the babies were put in a pot and left abonded)
How were the roles of women different in Athens and Sparta?
In Athens women had no rights. In Sparta women had lots of rights
What rights did women in Athens and Sparta have?
bananas
Did women have very few rights in Sparta or Athens?
Very few in Athens.
Describe two differences between the cultures of Athens and Sparta?
In Sparta you had to join the army or navy when you were 7 years old! But in Athens you had to go when you were 16. Another difference is that if you where a girl in Sparta you had rights. But in Athens you barley have any rights.
Who gave women the most freedom Athens or Sparta?
Well in Sparta, women didnt have much rights but had more freedom than women in Athens so you can say Sparta
Did Athens have a better education?
No , Sparta did... Sparta women were able to learn what they want to learn they had alot of rights, on the other hand Athens (Girls) Only learned Household duites
What were the disadvantages for the Athens boys?
I dont know what boys were but women had no rights in Athens and in Sparta they did.
What kind of rights did women have in ancient Greece?
Greece Many of countries in Greece womens didn't had many rights however this is forbids of Greece, Athens and Sparta
What people had rights and responsibilities in greek citystates?
Citizen
What kind of rights did women have in Greece?
Greece Many of countries in Greece womens didn't had many rights however this is forbids of Greece, Athens and Sparta
All the differences between Athens and Sparta?
Sparta: better military, more rights for woman, oligarchy government, land locked Athens: better navy, less rights for woman, good democratic government, near a good source of water Please note that even though Athens had a smaller army, they could still win. Remember the battle of the Marathon? They were greatly outnumbered, but still claimed victory. For more information, click the Explore link in the Sparta link in the Related link.
What were the differences between life in Sparta and life in Athens?
Athens was under democracy and Sparta was under oligarchy. Men in Athens enjoyed more freedom and were very involved in politics Men in Sparta were forced to train in the military from the age of seven. Many had a harsh lifestyle, training until the age of thirty. Women, however were better off in Sparta because when their men were away at training, they had to run the household, so they have a lot of rights whereas in Athens, women were confined to the houses
