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πόλεις (or polis). The English word "metropolis" derives from the same word.
Sparta was different from Athens because Athens was more artlike and Sparta was tought to be tough ruthless people they were tought to steal kill and make slaves but on the other hand Athens did not go crazy with power like Sparta did they maintained society and they made laws to enforce what you should live like back then
Athens was enemies with Sparta and Sparta was enemies with Athens
There are plenty of archaelogical discoveries which show a rich spiritual life in Ahens, but not in Sparta. Moreover, only the Thirty Years' Peace enabled the flourishing of Athens (X Sparta).
they had different forms of government, Sparta had oligarchy while Athens had democracy. in Athens, you became a man when you turned 18, in Sparta you had to be 30. for money Athens had drachmas and Sparta had obols.
in Sparta were only free men citizens?
Sparta and Athens
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
A Polis was a term to define a city-state in ancient Greece so like Sparta, Athens, Trojan etc.
well Sparta has slaves but they well are vary cruel and mean to there slaves and Athens gives and has respect
Sparta was all about war and that's what they taught Athens was all about knowledge and the arts and that's what they taught
Athens had less concentrated power.
The polis of Athens means the politics of Athens (city of Greece). Polis is the root word of politics. Polis is the Greek word for "city" or "city-state". The Polis of Athens would be the city of Athens. The word is a part of modern English words such as "metropolis".
They both ran under a polis style government although Sparta ran under an oligarchy but Athens was run under a democracy.AnswerAthens and Sparta were the two city-states in ancient Greece. They represents physical prowess (Sparta) and intellect (Athens)... Greece was very powerful in those times possessing both. Renowned warriors and philosophers came from Greece also.
πόλεις (or polis). The English word "metropolis" derives from the same word.
Sparta was different from Athens because Athens was more artlike and Sparta was tought to be tough ruthless people they were tought to steal kill and make slaves but on the other hand Athens did not go crazy with power like Sparta did they maintained society and they made laws to enforce what you should live like back then
Athens was enemies with Sparta and Sparta was enemies with Athens